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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Balisana Village, Patan District, Gujarat Balisana means laden with sand. The village in the dry Patan district of Gujarat has been under the acute grip of fluoride pollution amidst drought. Almost... |
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Source: A water harvesting manual for urban areas COMPONENTS OF A RAINWATER HARVESTING SYSTEM A rainwater harvesting system comprises components of various stages - transporting rainwater throu... |
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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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Construction Procedures and specifications for construction of storage and recharge tanks are explained below. There are a lot of similarities in the construction steps of both storage and recharge stru ... |
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CAMPAIGN A belief in tradition POLICY Privatisation of water provokes protests Gujarat: Enforcing water harvesting INITIATIVE Can micro-level initiatives be an answer Disseminating novel wisdom Water workshop in Gujurat TECHNOLOGY Groundwater dams NETWORK ... |
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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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Quality of stored water To prevent leaves and debris from entering the system, mesh filters should be provided at the mouth of the drainpipe. Further, a first-flush device should be provided in the cond... |
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EASTERN COASTAL PLAIN Lakshmi Narayanan, Shweta and Uma Maheshwari Three final year civil engineering students Ð Lakshmi Narayanan, Shweta and Uma Maheshwari from Anna University, Chennai are succe... |
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Selvanayagapuram and Merukukottakudi villges, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu When modern water supply methods failed to deliver water to villages in Ramanathapuram district, water from renovat... |
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