TRADITIONAL

Water has been harvested in India since antiquity, with our ancestors perfecting the art of water management. Many water harvesting structures and water conveyance systems specific to the eco-regions and culture has been developed.
  • They harvested the rain drop directly. From rooftops, they collected water and stored it in tanks built in their courtyards. From open community lands, they collected the rain and stored it in artificial wells.
  • They harvested monsoon runoff by capturing water from swollen streams during the monsoon season and stored it various forms of water bodies.
  • They harvested water from flooded rivers
1. Trans-Himalayan Region
 
Trans-Himalayan Region
Zing
2. Western Himalaya
 
Western Himalaya
Kul
Naula
Kuhl
Khatri
3. Eastern Himalaya
 
Eastern Himalaya
Apatani
4. Northeastern Hill Ranges
 
Northeastern Hill Ranges
Zabo
Cheo-oziihi
Bamboo drip irrigation
5. Brahmaputra valley
 
Brahmaputra valley
Dongs
Dungs/jampois
6. Indo-Gangetic Plains
 
Indo-Gangetic Plains
Ahars-pynes
Bengal's Inundation channels
Dighis
Baolis
7. Thar Desert
 
Thar Desert
Kunds/kundis
Kuis/beris
Baoris/bers
Jhalaras
Nadi
Tobas
Tankas
Khadins
Vav/Vavdi/Baoli/Bavadi
Virdas
Paar
8. Central Highlands
 
Central Highlands
Talab/Bandhis
Saza Kuva
Johads
Naada/bandh
Pat
Rapat
Chandela tank
Bundela tank
9. Eastern highlands
 
Eastern highlands
Katas/Mundas/Bandhas
10. Deccan Plateau
 
Deccan Plateau
Cheruvu
Kohli tanks
Bhandaras
Phad
Kere
The Ramtek Model
11. Western Ghats
 
Western Ghats
Surangam
12. Western coastal plains
 
Western coastal plains
Virdas
13. Eastern Ghats
 
Eastern Ghats
Korambu
14. Eastern Coastal Plains
 
Eastern Coastal Plains
Eri
Ooranis
15. The Islands
 
The Islands
JackWells
   
 
AT A GLANCE
SEE ALSO
No water
Water war
Look up!
How to harvest
    In rural areas
 n In urban areas
Jal yodhas
Way ahead
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