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Water Harvesting systems of indiaATER HARvESTING SYSTEMS OF INDIA
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Regionegion Name Descriptionescription everywhere,
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drinking
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Trans Himalayan rans himalayan ZingZing Small tankssmall tanks
Region (Ladakh)region (ladakh) water yet so
rare!
Western western KulKul Water channelwater channel
Himalayan himalayan NaulaNaula Well or pondwell or pond
Regionregion
KhatriKhatri Underground channel in underground channel in
hard rockhard rock
KuhlKuhl Surface channelsurface channel

Eastern eastern Apataniapatani Channels and walls around Channels and walls around
Himalayan himalayan rice fieldsrice fields
Regionregion
Northeastern Northeastern ZaboZabo Wall to impound waterwall to impound water
Hillshills Bamboo dripbamboo drip Bamboo pipebamboo pipe
Brahmaputra brahmaputra Dong or JampoiDong or Jampoi PondPond
Valley Valley
Indo-Gangetic indo-gangetic DighiDighi Reservoirreservoir
PlainPlain Baolibaoli Stepwellstepwell Illustration by: Dakshi Kashyap, V, Swami Vivekanand Public School, Jagadhri

Thar DesertThar Desert KundKund Small circular wellsmall circular well LET'S THINk !
KuiKui Deep pitDeep pit
Baoribaori Community wellCommunity well Water Harvesting - Traditional
NadiNadi Village pondVillage pond vs Modern

TankaTanka Underground tankunderground tank Compare the water harvesting system of the past
KhadinKhadin Bundsbunds with the modern system in cities today.
Bavadi and Vavbavadi and Vav Stepwellstepwell
LET'S DRAW !
VirdaVirda Shallow wellshallow well
PaarPaar Small dugout in sandy soilsmall dugout in sandy soil My Modern Baoli
Central Central TalabTalab Lake or pondlake or pond if you were to build a modern baoli what elements
Highlandshighlands JohadJohad Earthen damearthen dam would you like to introduce? how would you design
the baoli using old and new elements? Design a baoli
Pat Pat Channels with small damChannels with small dam in the box given below and label its main features.
Rapatrapat Percolation tankPercolation tank
Deccan PlateauDeccan Plateau CheruvuCheruvu Small damsmall dam

Bandharabandhara Check damCheck dam
PhadPhad CanalCanal
Western Ghatswestern ghats Surangamsurangam TunnelTunnel
Eastern Ghatseastern ghats KorambuKorambu Temporary damTemporary dam
Andaman & andaman & Jack wellJack well Small pitsmall pit
NicobarNicobar

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