| The Thar Desert covers an area of 44.6 million hectare (mha), of which 27.8 mha lie in India and the rest in Pakistan. The desert is bounded by the Aravalli hills in the east, by the fertile Indus a ... |
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| ... ecological diversity of India - from the dry cold deserts of Ladakh to the dry, hot desert of Rajasthan; from the sub-temperate mountains of the Nilgiris to the ...... |
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| Any land anywhere can be used to harvest rainwater The fundamental reason: extend the fruits of the monsoon The basic principle: Catch water where it falls TRADITIONAL Indigenous systems MODERN Contempo... |
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| CONTEMPORARY Civil society institutions and government agencies are increasingly taking up water harvesting projects in rural areas. There had been many initiatives where the traditional water harvestin... |
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| TRADITIONAL Water has been harvested in India since antiquity, with our ancestors perfecting the art of water management. Many water harvesting structures and water conveyance systems specific to the eco-regions and... |
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| ... Chittor fort nestles in the Aravalli Hills at the eastern border of the Thar desert. It is perched on the top of a huge oval hill about 152 m high. It is a water ...... |
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| THAR DESERT Kunds / Kundis A kund or kundi looks like an upturned cup nestling in a saucer. These structures harvest rainwater for drinking, and dot the sandier tracts of the Thar Desert in w ... |
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| THAR DESERT Nadis Rajsamand ditrict in western Rajasthan has a rich legacy of rainwater harvesting ...... |
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| NETWORKING Strengthening the water bond Continuing wisdom Meet some of them... Their impressions Water warrior speak out FUNDING AGENCY Danida watershed development programme (DANWADEP ) India INITIATIVE Little Wonders REMEMBERING... |
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| THAR DESERT Barawa village, Rajsamand district, Rajasthan Jawan Lal Rebari Initially involved in ...... |
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