what are the various types of technicas followed in Sikkim for saving water
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Water is a prime natural resource, a basic human need and a precious national asset Planning and development of water resources need to be governed by national perspectives.
b. It has been estimated that out of the total precipitation of around 400 million hectare meters in the country, the surface water availability is about 178 million hectare meters. Out of this about 50 % can be put to beneficial use because of topographical and other constraints. In addition there is a ground water potential of about 42 million hectare meters. The availability of water is highly uneven in both space and time. Precipitation is confined to only about three of four months in the year and varies from 10 cm in the western parts of Rajasthan to over 1000 cm. At Cherrapunji in Meghalaya. Further, water does not respect state boundaries. Not merely rivers but even underground aquifers often cut across state boundaries. Water as a resources in one and indivisible: rainfall, river waters, surface ponds and lakes and ground water are all part of one system, water is also a part of larger ecological system.