Question

how water is conserved in hilly and mountainous region

Answer 1

Water conservation in hilly and mountainous regions is done through the maintenance and addition of forests.

This is done through the conservation of hilly and mountainous regions by the government.

The government puts in place restrictions of access to this places to avoid human interference with mountains and hills which are water sources

Answer 2

Answer:

As explained below.

Explanation:

• The hilly regions of India are found in two places like the northeastern region and the Himalayan region. The use of bamboo drip irrigation in NE hills, such as Meghalaya, the tribal farmers of the khansi, and the Jaintia hills use this 3200 years old practice. This region has very steep slopes and rocky terrains.

• The Kul irrigation system prevails in the trans-Himalayan areas, the spiti area of the H.P the soil lacks organic matter. The kul spans over larger distances through the slopes cracks and crevices, these kul leads to the water tanks were the flow of water can be tapped.

• Apart from that Naula which is surface water typically of the hills of the Uttranchal where the water is collected from the roof by the pipes and used as human consumption in this rainwater is collected which falls on rocks.

• Zabo is another method to collect the water using impounding by the collection of water that is runoff from the mountains.