Traditional harvesting system is a useful system to conserve and storage of water highlight the importance of this system with two examples
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The importance of traditional harvesting systems are:
1. Helps to conserve water and reduce the scarcity of water.
2. They are simple, eco-friendly and good for conservation of rainwater as well.
Examples:
Bawari- unique stepwells of Rajasthan
Kund- saucer shaped area that slopes towards an underground well for conserving water in Western Rajasthan and Gujarat.
Water conservation is important as we are facing the scarcity of water. Going back to conventional water harvesting system is one of the ways to restore and store water to use it in times of need. Some of the popular traditional water harvesting system includes
Talabs
Kui
Johad
stepwells
Bawri is one such system used in Rajasthan to store water. This water can be used at the time of draught or when there is scarcity of water.