what is khadin in history class 10
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A khadin, also called a dhora, is an ingenious construction designed to harvest surface runoff water for agriculture. Its main feature is a very long (100-300 m) earthen embankment built across the lower hill slopes lying below gravelly uplands. Sluices and spillways allow excess water to drain off.
PRINCIPLE -The khadin system is based on the principle of harvesting rainwater on farmland and subsequent use of this water-saturated
land for crop production
First designed by the Paliwal Brahmins of Jaisalmer, western Rajasthan in the 15th century, this system has great similarity with the irrigation methods of the people of Ur (present Iraq) around 4500 BC and later of
the Nabateans in the Middle East. A similar system is also reported to have been practised 4,000 years ago in the Negev desert, and in southwestern Colorado 500 years ago.
Sensing and Geographical Information Systems can help in the determination of areas suitable for water harvesting (Prinz et al. 1998).Khadin- A traditional successful water harvesting system in India Khadin is an ancient skilful and sound scientific example of rainwater harvesting system in Western Rajasthan/ India.
Khadins at Jaisalmer, are water harvesting structures built to collect surface run-off wate for agricultural purposes......
And this from geography and not from history!!!....