Tuesday, July 22, 2008

TWS's

o ‘Bavdis’, ‘Jhalaras’ and ‘Khadins’ fed by artificial shallow aquifers in Rajasthan

o ‘Karez’ or ‘Quanat’ system of tapping distant aquifers in Quetta, Baluchistan

o ‘Kuis’ ‘kunds’ and the par system of Rajasthan and Gujarat

o ‘Eris’ and ‘oornis’ rainwater harvesting tanks in Tamilnadu

o ‘Surangams’, the horizontal wells of Kasargod, Kerala

o Runoff collecting ‘Zabos’ and Indigenous bamboo drip irrigation ‘Cheo-ozihi’ in the North East

o ‘Virdhas’ which isolate potable water in the saline regions of Kutch

o ‘Katas’, ‘Mundas’ used by the Gond tribes to maximize the use of the annual monsoon

o Roof top rain water harvesting of ‘palar pani’ in havelis and temples

o Interconnected rainwater tank systems in Mandu and Chittaurgarh forts

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