give the ways in which water was harvested in different parts of ancient India
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Explanation:
Ahar Pynes are traditional floodwater harvesting systems indigenous to South Bihar. Ahars are reservoirs with embankments on three sides that are built at the end of diversion channels like pynes. Pynes are artificial rivulets led off from rivers to collect water in the ahars for irrigation in the dry months.
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Explanation:
Methods of rain water harvesting used in India are :
(a) Guls and Kuls : People built guls and kuls in hilly and mountainous regions to divert water. These are simple channels. They are mainly used in Western Himalayas.
(b) Roof top rain water harvesting : Commonly practised to store drinking water in Rajasthan.
(c) Inundation Channels : These channels developed in the flood plains of Bengal to irrigate fields.
(d) Khadins and Johads : In arid and semi-arid regions, some agricultural fields were converted into rain fed storage structures. These structures are found in Rajasthan.
(e) Tanks : In Bikaner, Phalodi and Barmer, almost all houses have tanks for storing drinking water. Tanks are part of the well-developed roof top rain water harvesting system.