Find out the tradition systems of water harvesting/management in your region.
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Water harvesting is an age-old concept in India. Khadins, tanks and nadis in Rajasthan, bandharas and tals in maharashtra, bundhis in Madhya pradesh and Uttar pradesh, ahars and pynes in Bihar, kulhs in Himachal Pradesh, ponds in the kandi belt of jammu region, and eris (tanks) in Tamil Nadu, surangams in Kerala, and kattas in Karnataka are some of the ancient water harvesting, including water conveyance, structures still in use.
In rajasthan, khadins are more prevalent. First designed by the Paliwal Brahmins of Jaisalmer, western Rajasthan in the 15th century, this system is still used in many parts of the state.
A khadin, also called a dhora is designed to harvest surface runoff water for agriculture. Its main feature is a very long (100 - 300m) eastern embankment built across the lower hill slopes lying below gravelly uplands.
Sluices and spillways allow excess water to drain off. The khadin system is based on the priniciple of harvesting rainwater of farmland and subsequent use of this water saturated land for crop production.
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Water harvesting is an age-old concept in India. Khadins, tanks and nadis in Rajasthan, bandharas and tals in maharashtra, bundhis in Madhya pradesh and Uttar pradesh, ahars and pynes in Bihar, kulhs in Himachal Pradesh, ponds in the kandi belt of jammu region, and eris (tanks) in Tamil Nadu, surangams in Kerala, and kattas in Karnataka are some of the ancient water harvesting, including water conveyance, structures still in use.
In rajasthan, khadins are more prevalent. First designed by the Paliwal Brahmins of Jaisalmer, western Rajasthan in the 15th century, this system is still used in many parts of the state.
A khadin, also called a dhora is designed to harvest surface runoff water for agriculture. Its main feature is a very long (100 - 300m) eastern embankment built across the lower hill slopes lying below gravelly uplands.
Sluices and spillways allow excess water to drain off. The khadin system is based on the priniciple of harvesting rainwater of farmland and subsequent use of this water saturated land for crop production.
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Rain -water harvesting is an age old practice in India.
I'm going to describe the traditional rain water harvesting system called 'Khadin in my area'
A long earthen embankment 'bund' is built along the edge of a sloping farmland.
The bund is 100m - 300 m long.
After a rainfall, the rainwater from the land flows down the sloping farmland and gets obstructed by the bund. This creates a reservoir. The rainwater that gets collected in the reservoir seeps slowly into the ground. The land gets saturated and moistened and thus is used for farming purpose.
The excess water is allowed to flow across the bund through the sluiceways and falls into the shallow wells that is dug for this purpose.
The water that is seeped into the ground recharges the ground water.
And the land also gets moistened being ideal for farming purpose.
Hope This Helps You!
I'm going to describe the traditional rain water harvesting system called 'Khadin in my area'
A long earthen embankment 'bund' is built along the edge of a sloping farmland.
The bund is 100m - 300 m long.
After a rainfall, the rainwater from the land flows down the sloping farmland and gets obstructed by the bund. This creates a reservoir. The rainwater that gets collected in the reservoir seeps slowly into the ground. The land gets saturated and moistened and thus is used for farming purpose.
The excess water is allowed to flow across the bund through the sluiceways and falls into the shallow wells that is dug for this purpose.
The water that is seeped into the ground recharges the ground water.
And the land also gets moistened being ideal for farming purpose.
Hope This Helps You!
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