| Bhuj Bhuj, a town in the Kutch district, was a walled city in the past. But today only remnants of the city wall can be seen. There were once three large tanks in the town - Hamirsar, t ... |
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| 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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| 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... |
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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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| Water scarcity in Una The onset of summer has brought water problems in Una town, with a much-reduced water supply. The area, supposed to receive three hours ...... |
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| 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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| 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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| Water wars Source: Down To Earth, Mar 15, 2003 March 20, 2002: There are more " To Let" Boards visible in the New Washermanpet area of Chennai than any other part of the ci... |
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| Related Articles BJP takes out Matka rally to highlight water problem Leader of the Opposition in BMC and BJP leader Rameshwar Sharma has asserted on Friday that state capital has been facing... |
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| Dighis Emperor Shahjahan (1627-58 AD) first shifted the city from the Aravalli hills towards the plains of the Yamuna. But he made sufficient arrangements to meet the water needs of the new palace, the a... |
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