Question

With the help of examples show how rainwater harvesting is carried out in different parts of India

Answer 1

a) In hilly and mountainous regions, people built diversion channels like ‘gul’ or ‘kul’ in Western Himalaya for agriculture.

(b) Roof-top rain water harvesting was commonly practised to store drinking water particularly in Rajasthan.

(c) In West Bengal, people develop inundation channels to irrigate their fields.

(d) In semi-arid regions agricultural fields were converted into rain fed storage structures called Khadins and Johads that allowed the water to stand and moist the soil.