| 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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| WESTERN GHATS Surangam Kasaragod district in the northern Malabar region of Kerala is an area whose people cannot depend directly on surface water. The terrain is such that there is high disc... |
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| INDO-GANGETIC PLAINS Anil Agarwal Anil Kumar Agarwal, the founder of the Centre for Science and Environment, spearheaded the Jal Swaraj campaign. His thoughts, ideas and opinions... |
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| 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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| EASTERN GHATS Korambus Korambu is a temporary dam stretching across the mouth of channels, made of brushwood, mud and grass. It is constructed by horizontally fixing a strong wooden beam touchi... |
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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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| ASHTAMUDI LAKE Back to previous page Click on areas Background Links People Background Ashtamudi wetland is an estuary, which lies in the Kollam district. This is the second largest wetland in ... |
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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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| Kul Kuls are water channels found in precipitous mountain areas. These channels carry water from glaciers to villages in the Spiti valley of Himachal Pradesh. Where the terrain is muddy, the kul is lined with rocks t... |
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| Practices and Practitioners Delhi The national capital territory, (NCT), of Delhi receives 611 mm of rainfall on an average annually and the number of rainy days are as low as 20-30. (A rainy day is spe... |
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