desert water catchment

Kunds of the Thar Desert - Rainwaterharvesting.org

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 ...

http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/methods/traditional/kunds.htm Thu, 06 Jan 2011, 02:21:52 UTC

Water Harvesting Systems : Traditional Systems

THAR DESERT Nadis Rajsamand ditrict in western Rajasthan has a rich legacy of rainwater harvesting structures. Nadis (ponds) once served as the principal drinking water sources in this area. The ...

http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/Rural/thar-desert_cont.htm Sat, 11 May 2013, 23:57:08 UTC

Water Harvesting Systems : Traditional Systems

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 ...

http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/Rural/thar-desert_tradi.htm Sat, 11 May 2013, 23:57:10 UTC

Ran Singh - Profiles of Water Harvesters - Rainwaterharvesting.org

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 ...

http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/methods/harvesters/singh.htm Thu, 06 Jan 2011, 02:21:52 UTC

History's Wisdom...

Rajasthan's Water Fort 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 for ...

http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/Solution/History_tour3.htm Thu, 06 Jan 2011, 02:21:56 UTC

Water Harvesting Systems : Contemporary Innovative Designs

Artificial Glaciers A great example of how decentralised approaches to water harvesting boost innovation comes from Ladakh in Jammu and Kashmir. Chewang ......

http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/Rural/Improvised.htm Sat, 11 May 2013, 23:56:42 UTC

The Tale of Darewadi Village : Water Management Success

TISDS and CSE revives Paar Centre for Science and Environment (CSE) through its small grant programme assisted Thar Integrated Social Development Society (TISDS) in reviving the paar - a traditional rai...

http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/Rural/manapia.htm Sat, 11 May 2013, 23:56:48 UTC

Catch Water Newsletter December 2000

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 ...

http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/catchwater/apr2001/research_paper.htm Thu, 06 Jan 2011, 02:20:50 UTC

Water Harvesting Systems : Traditional Systems

Top view of a Kui Paar system: Paar is a common water harvesting practice in the western Rajasthan region. It is a common place where the rainwater flows from the agar (catchment) and in the proce ...

http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/Rural/Traditional1.htm Sat, 11 May 2013, 23:57:14 UTC

Catch Water Newsletter December 2000

... Carrying a torch to dark zones INITIATIVE Helping themselves Bank loans to harvest water Where there's a will,there's a way POLICY Watershed development: what next TECHNOLOGY Creating their own water world Simple yet ef ...

http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/catchwater/dec2000/campaign_01.htm Thu, 06 Jan 2011, 02:20:50 UTC