Question

Briefly describe water harvesting systems which have been adopted in different parts of the country

Answer 1

Answer:

It is a process of conserving the rain water. It is a technique by which we can collect the water from rain and can be used in the time of need. It have been adopted in different parts of our country where there is a sortage of water

Answer 2

Answer:

(a) In hilly and mountainous regions, people built diversion channels like ‘gul’ or ‘kul’ in Western Himalaya for agriculture.

(b) Roof-top rain water harvesting was commonly practised to store drinking water particularly in Rajasthan.

(c) In West Bengal, people develop inundation channels to irrigate their fields.

(d) In semi-arid regions agricultural fields were converted into rain fed storage structures called Khadins and Johads that allowed the water to stand and moist the soil.