Development of Training Package Regarding Rain Water Harvesting
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2012
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Department of Home Science Extension and Communication Management College of Home Science Swami Keshwanand Rajasthan Agricultural University, Bikaner
Abstract
Water is essential resource for sustaining life and environment. It serves
in many ways to maintain life, health, vigour and social stability. Therefore, it is
necessary to adopt the water management technology for utilizing the available
resources. Rain water is the ultimate source of fresh water. The availability of
collecting rain water is directly or recharging into the ground to improve ground
water storage in the aquifer is called Rain Water Harvesting. In north western
Rajasthan particularly In Bikaner district the quantity of available water from
various sources such as surface water and ground water are not sufficient even
for drinking purpose. People have been depending on Rain Water harvesting
Structures in the form of small ponds (Nadis) reservoirs underground tank
(TANKA), Kund etc. All the traditional rain water harvesting system was adopted
by the people according to the specific needs and environment.
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