Question

what is khadin system

Answer 1

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

Answer 2

Khadin system is based on the principle of harvesting rainwater on farmland and subsequent use of this water-saturated land for crop production. Its main feature is a very long earthen embankment built across the lower hill slopes lying below gravelly uplands. It is mainly practiced in Rajasthan.