discuss how rain water harvesting in semi arid regions of Rajasthan is carried out
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Rain water harvesting in semi-arid regions of Rajasthan is carried out in the following ways: The people in Jaisalmer built 'khadins' to store rainwater. 'Khadin' is an embankment which prevents water from flowing away. ... People in Rajasthan built underground tanks called tankas for storing water.i) In semi-arid regions of Rajasthan every house had underground tankas to store the water for drinking purposes. (ii) These tankas are large and deep which were built inside the main house or the courtyard. ... (iv) The rainwater collected, is stored in the tankas providing drinking water till the next rainy season.(ii) Modern adaptations of traditional rainwater harvesting include (a) 'Rooftop rainwater harvesting' is practiced in semi-arid areas of Rajasthan to store drinking water. (b) In hills and mountainous regions people build diversion channels like that in the Western Himalayas for agriculture.
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