Question

Describe how are Morden adaptations of traditional rainwater harvesting methods being carried out to converse and store water?

Answer 1

In arid and semi-arid regions of Rajasthan rooftop rainwater harvesting is carried out to store drinking water.
(a) In hills and mountains region people built diversion channels like guls or kuls for agricultural .
(b)Inundation channels are developed by people in Bengal to irrigate their field .
(c)Agricultural fields have been converted into rainfed storage structure that allowed water to stand and moisten the field like khadins in jaisalmer and johdas in other parts of rajesthan.