| EASTERN COASTAL PLAINS Eri Approximately one-third of the irrigated area of Tamil Nadu is watered by eris (tanks). Eris have played several important roles in maintaining ecological harmony ... |
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| Bhaonta-Kolyala village, Alwar district, Rajasthan Total area 1,200 ha Population 566 Number of water harvesting structures 15 Number of wells 25 Dhanna Baba, on... |
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| Kolleru Lake is going! Crisis Pollution n Rivers n Groundwater Lakes Current Status Kolleru Farming Fishing Degradation Remedies Future Other lakes AT A GLANCE Scarcity n Urban n... |
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| The River Damodar The river Damodar is polluted with minerals, mine rejects and toxic effluents. Both its water and its sand are infested by coal dust and waste from industries that have sprun... |
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| THAR DESERT Barawa village, Rajsamand district, Rajasthan Jawan Lal Rebari Initially involved in adult education and health activities, Jawan Lal took it as a challenge to transform degraded ... |
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| EASTERN HIGHLANDS Komal Lochan Jani A concerned villager, he mobilised his village Kursala in Kalahandi, Orissa, to overcome its persistant water shortage. The result is evident. The ... |
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| WESTERN HIMALAYA P. R. Mishra Sukhomajri, Haryana Parasu Ram Mishra Parasu Ram Mishra, the man behind the Sukhomajri experiment, passed away on March 25, 2000 in Palamau, Jharkh... |
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| More of Contemporary Practices A look at some of the common practices adopted to harvest rain... Check dams A check dam is generally constructed on small streams and long gullies formed by the erosive... |
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| Mostly muck Urban lakes in India are dirty and dying Udaipur Udaipur city, Rajasthan, is surrounded by the Aravalli hills and five lakes Pichola, Fatehsagar, Rangsagar, Swaroopsag... |
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| WESTERN COASTAL PLAINS Hardevsingh B Jadeja Jadeja, the former head (sarpanch) of the village council of Raj-Samadhiyala village in Rajkot, transformed the socio-economic status of his ... |
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More results for 'land erosion'.
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