Write about the rooftop rainwater harvesting system prevalent in Meghalaya. How is the bamboo drip irrigation system employed for water harvesting in Meghalaya.
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Rooftop rainwater harvesting is the most common practice in Shillong, Meghalaya. Cherrapunji and Mawsynram,which receive the highest amount of rainfall in the world,are situated at a distance of 55 km from Shillong, yet Shillong faces acute shortage of water. nearly every household in the city has a rooftop rainwater harvesting structure. nearly 15-25 % of the total water requirement of the household comes from rooftop rainwater harvesting ...
bamboo drip irrigation is practised in Meghalya.. as the sticks of bamboo tree are cut and are joined to the bank of a river and the next joint of the bamboo sticks is joined to the house's tanks, etc....
bamboo drip irrigation is practised in Meghalya.. as the sticks of bamboo tree are cut and are joined to the bank of a river and the next joint of the bamboo sticks is joined to the house's tanks, etc....
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The Bamboo-drip irrigation system prevalent in Meghalaya is 200-years old system of tapping stream and spring water by using bamboo pipes. ... About 18-20 litres of water enters the bomboo pipe system, gets transported over hundreds of metres, and finally reduces to 20-80 drops per minute at the site of the plant.
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