why the system of tankas has declined in rajasthan? why some people still practice it?
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Taanka is a traditional rainwater harvesting technique, common to the Thar desert region of Rajasthan, India.[1] It is meant to provide drinking water for a single or a small group of families and is an important element of water security in these arid regions. A Taanka is a cylindrical underground rainwater storage cistern usually 10’ x 10’ in size, wherein rainwater from rooftops, a courtyard or natural or artificially prepared catchment flows into the paved underground pit, through filtered inlets made on the external wall of the structure, where it is stored and can be used by one family during the dry season. Once fully filled, the water is sufficient for a family of 5-6 members for a period of 5–6 months, and saves it from everyday-water-fetching-drudgery.
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Tanka's in Rajasthan or Palar Pani
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1. In Rajasthan arid and semi arid areas areas have almost all the houses had tanks (kundas )to store rain water.
2. These types of Tanka's were commonly found in Bikaner, Phalodi,and Barmer.
3. A tanka is a cylindrical underground rainwater storage cistern usually 10'×10' in size.
4.The rainwater or Palar pani was considered to be the purest form of water.
5.The Tanka's were able to provide reliable source of drinking water during summer.
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