Which method of water harvesting was adopted by the Paliwal Brahmins of Jaisalmer during Medieval period?
(A) Khadin
(B) Pond
(C) Canal
(D) Lake
Answers
Answer:
(A) Khadin
Explanation:
Khadin is a water harvesting process used by Jaisalmer's Paliwal Brahmins during the Middle Ages. This is an ideal method for drinking and irrigating water.
A khadin is an inventive construction that was designed to store agricultural surface runoff water. The main feature is a very long earthen embankment (100-300 m) constructed across the lower slopes of the hills below the gravel uplands.
Khadin is the traditional method of "water harvesting" adopted by the "Paliwal Brahmins of Jaisalmer" during the "Medieval period".
Answer: Option (A)
Explanation:
This method was used by Paliwal Brahmins over 500 years ago by putting a stone in the form of a protective embankment called bund across a slope to channel and collect water that flowed off in the rainy season.
It gathered water which was further used for crop production. This system is not practical today due to the need for large manpower, materials, and money.