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Deccan Plateau : Traditional Water Harvesting Systems

DECCAN PLATEAU Cheruvu Cheruvu are found in Chitoor and Cuddapah districts in Andhra Pradesh. They are reservoirs to store runoff. Cheruvu embankments are fitted with thoomu (sluices), alugu or...

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Indo-Gangetics Plains : Traditional Water Harvesting Systems

INDO-GANGETIC PLAINS Ahar Pynes This traditional floodwater harvesting system is indigenous to south Bihar. In south Bihar, the terrain has a marked slope -- 1 m per km -- from south to nort...

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Water Harvesting Systems : Traditional Systems

Tankas Tankas (small tank) are underground tanks, found traditionally in most Bikaner houses. They are built in the main house or in the courtyard. They were circular holes made in the ground, lined wit...

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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...

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Catch Water Newsletter April - May 2003

A NEW BEGINNING Forging ties WATER LITERACY Informing people Water play The facilitator Water Gala IN FOCUS Faulty perceptions Thirst rises, patience evaporates URBAN WETLANDS Eviction ordered Join the BIG fight Citizens pick up cudgels So...

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Catch Water Newsletter October-November 2002

A NEW BEGINNING Urban wetlands meet CSE initiates a core committee IN FOCUS Null and void? A success story? The flouride menace CAMPAIGN Lake in news From the courtroom To save this tal Operation Baikal INITIATIVE Stories from D...

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Catch Water Newsletter December 2000

NETWORKING 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...

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Catch Water Newsletter October-November 2002

A NEW BEGINNING Urban wetlands meet CSE initiates a core committee IN FOCUS Null and void? A success story? The flouride menace CAMPAIGN Lake in news From the courtroom To save this tal Operation Baikal INITIATIVE Stories from D...

http://www.rainwaterharvesting.org/catchwater/oct_nov2002/initiative1... Thu, 06 Jan 2011, 02:20:50 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 Norphel , retired engineer of the department of ...

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Deccan Plateau Rural Jal Yodhas

DECCAN PLATEAU Anna Hazare Ralegan Siddhi, Maharashtra Anna Hazare Anna Hazare is one of India's most noted social activists. A former army jeep driver and Ramon Magsaysay Award...

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