Water Management: Through Traditional Technologies
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Water has been harvested through traditional technologies in India since antiquity. Evidence of this tradition can be found in ancient texts, inscriptions, local traditions and archaeological remains. There is some evidence of advanced water harvesting system even from pre-historic times. The Punanas, Mahabharata, Ramayana and various Vedic, Buddhist and Jain texts contain several references to traditional water harvesting structures.
This volume will give you the real picture of what’s happening in our country with regard to degradation of traditional water harvesting structures. This abbreviated volume illustrate various water related issues such as introduction and development of traditional water harvesting technologies, need of these technologies, rainwater harvesting in various regions of India, causes of degradation and need to conservation, challenges and priorities for traditional water management system. This book will be useful to policy makers, water activists, NGO’s, environmentalists geographers and young reseachers in the field of water management.
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| Author | B. C. Jat, Sujan Singh |
| Binding | Hardcover |
| Edition | 1 |
| ISBN | 978-81-7132-641-9 |
| Language | English |
| Number Of Pages | x+174 |
| Publication Year | 2010 |
| Publisher | Pointer Publishers, Jaipur |