Find out about the traditional systems of water harvesting/management in your region...
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Find out about the traditional systems of water harvesting / management in your region.
The traditional systems of water harvesting/management in different region are different. The system of water harvesting in our region are ponds, pits, lakes and other reservoirs where rainwater is stored.
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A tall structure has a (a) Narrow span of management (b) Wide span of management (c) No span of management (d) Less levels of management
A tall structure of organisation is the one that has multiple levels of hierarchy. A tall structure of organisation has narrow span of management. That is, under such a structure...
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Find out the source of water in your region/locality. Is water from this source available to all people living in that area?..
The sources of water in my locality are groundwater through handpump and the municipality supply. Sometimes, especially in summer season, water from these sources becomes scant. In my locality, water...
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Describe how modern adaptations of traditional rainwater harvesting methods are being carried out to conserve and store water
Traditional methods of rainwater harvesting like ‘the rooftop method’ are becoming popular in India. In Gendathur village, Mysore, about 200 households have adopted the rooftop rainwater harvesting method, thereby making...
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What is water harvesting? Explain the traditional water harvesting system with a suitable diagram. Write about the techniques of water harvesting.
Water harvesting is a technique of capturing rain water when it falls and taking measures to keep the water clean. The two ways by which water harvesting can be undertaken are: (i)...
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Find out the source of water in your region/locality. Is water from this source available to all people living in that area
In our locality water is available from the following sources: Through pipe line supply by municipal corporation department to the houses. People also obtain water from hand pumps installed nearby.
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Describe any three traditional methods of rainwater harvesting adopted in different parts of India.
(i) In hilly and mountainous regions, people build diversion channels like 'gul' or 'kul' in Western Himalaya for agriculture. (ii) Roof-top rainwater harvesting was commonly practised to store drinking water, particularly...
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Why are different water harvesting systems considered a viable alternative both socioeconomically and environmentally in a country like India?
Keeping into view the disadvantages and rising resistance against the multi-purpose projects, water harvesting system is considered a viable alternative both socio-economically and environmentally. (i) In ancient India also along with...
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Describe any four traditional methods of rain water harvesting adopted in different parts of India.
Methods of rainwater harvesting used in India are: (i) Guls and Kuls : People built guls and kuls in hilly and mountainous regions to divert water. These are simple channels. They...
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Name the spectral series which appear in the region of electromagnetic spectrum. (a) Visible region (b) UV region (c) Far IR region
(a) Balmer Series (b) Lymen Series (c) Pfund Series
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