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This technique of harvesting rainwater was perfected to a fine art in the arid regions of western Rajasthan. Such water harvesting structures have also been reported being built in other arid developing countries such as Botswana, Ghana, Kenya, Yemen, Sri Lanka, Thailand, and Indonesia. [6] Bikaner was founded by Rao Bika in 1488 AD. The choice ...
The Birkha Bawari is a stepwell located in Jodhpur, India. [1] The structure is to designed to conserve water for use by the city of Jodhpur, and is built in the style traditional Indian stepwells. It was designed by Indian architect Anu Mridul and was paid for by the Essgee Group, a real estate firm based in Jodhpur. [2]
Nadi (small johad) in Laporiya village of Rajasthan . Johad at Rithal village of Rohtak district of Haryana. A johad, also known as a pokhar or a percolation pond, is a community-owned traditional harvested rainwater storage wetland principally used for effectively harnessing water resources in the states of Haryana, Rajasthan, Punjab, and western Uttar Pradesh of North India, that collects ...
Stepwells influenced many other structures in Indian architecture, especially those that incorporate water into their design. [3] For example, the Aram Bagh in Agra was the first Mughal garden in India. [ 7 ]
Face of a Surangam View of Suranga from inside, towards its face. Suranga (also Surangam or thurangam) (English: Tunnel well) is a traditional water management system used to provide a reliable supply of water for human settlements and irrigation in Kasargod district of Kerala and Dakshin Kannada district of Karnataka, India.
The water supply facilities in the fort was met by creating water harvesting structures in the vicinity in the Aravalli catchment and conveying water through a canal on the west side of the fort over a 4 kilometres (2.5 mi) distance (seen at site) to be stored in three underground tanks below the central courtyard.
The Kuhl irrigation system in the Kangra Valley of Himachal Pradesh is a remarkable example of traditional community-managed gravity flow irrigation.This system plays a crucial role in supporting agriculture in the region, allowing farmers to efficiently utilize water resources in the challenging Himalayan terrain.
[3] [6] [9] [10] The fact that the Pichola lake was built by nomadic gypsies testifies that the rulers of Mewar encouraged people to build water harvesting structures. [11] During drought conditions because of lower rainfall & degradation of the catchment the lake becomes dry (pictured). During the years 1998 to July 2005. the Lakes of Udaipur ...