Question

What are the two reasons that rainwater harvesting is important in india. name two states which starts rainwater harvesting?

Answer 1

1. In ancient India, along with the sophisticated hydraulic structure, there existed an extraordinary tradition of water - harvesting system.

2. In hill and mountainous regions, people built diversion channels like he 'guls' or 'kuls' of the Western Himalayas for agriculture.

The two states that practised rainwater harvesting are Tamilnadu and Rajasthan