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A taanka or paar, is a traditional rainwater harvesting technique, common to the Thar desert region of Rajasthan, India. [1] It is meant to provide drinking water and water security for a family or a small group of families. A taanka is composed of a covered, underground, impermeable cistern on shallow ground for the collection of rainwater.
Irrigation in India includes a network of major and minor canals from Indian rivers, groundwater well based systems, tanks, and other rainwater harvesting projects for agricultural activities. Of these groundwater system is the largest. [ 1 ]
Experts and residents argue that BMC authorities have done little to take implementation seriously, and the actual effectiveness of the rainwater harvesting mandate is unknown. [23] While rainwater harvesting in an urban context has gained traction in recent years, evidence points toward rainwater harvesting in rural India since ancient times. [24]
Rainwater harvesting to harness rainwater and de-silt ponds, canals and waterways in disuse to raise the ground water level; Preventing environmental degradation by launching a drive against non-bio degradable wastes; Mass education programmes to provide awareness to the larger community to protect the environment; Institutionalizing waste ...
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 ...
The initiative has more than 1000 members. At the present, it focuses on "save the river campaign. (3) Rashtriya Jal Chetna (National water awareness campaign), is an effort to sensitise people across India on the adverse effect of National water policy of government of India on linking of 37 rivers on all over the India.
Its analysis of 2020 data showed an estimated 460 million children in countries including Afghanistan, India and Pakistan were exposed to temperatures where 83 or more days in a year exceeded 35 ...
Ahar Pyne or Ahar-Pyne refers to a traditional agricultural system in South Bihar, India, using channels and retention ponds to manage water resources.The system was widely used in South Bihar for centuries before declining in the 20th century, but is seeing renewed interest in the 21st century.