Question 4 - Past Year Questions - 5 marks - Chapter 3 Class 10 Geography - Water Resources - Geography

Why are different water harvesting systems considered a viable alternative both socioeconomically and environmentally in a country like India? 

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Points to Remember

Different water harvesting systems considered a viable alternative both socioeconomically and environmentally in a country like India are

• In ancient India, hydraulic structures , existed 
• Diversion channels like the ‘guls’ or ‘kuls’ of the Western Himalayas for agriculture.
• Rooftop rainwater harvesting
• ‘khadins’ in Jaisalmer and ‘Johads’ in other parts of Rajasthan .
• Developed inundation channels to irrigate their fields.

Answer to be written in the exam

Different water harvesting systems  considered a viable alternative both  socioeconomically and environmentally in a  country like India

1. In ancient India , along with the sophisticated hydraulic structures , there existed an extraordinary tradition of water-harvesting systems .
2. Different techniques were used in different areas. Such as in hill and mountainous regions , people built diversion channels like the ‘guls’ or ‘kuls’ of the Western Himalayas for agriculture.
3. ‘Rooftop rainwater harvesting’ was commonly practiced to store drinking water , particularly in Rajasthan . 
4. In arid and semi-arid regions , agriculture fields were converted into rain fed storage structures that allowed the water to stand and moisten the soil like the ‘khadins’ in Jaisalmer and ‘Johads’ in other parts of Rajasthan .
5. People living in the flood plains of Bengal developed inundation channels to irrigate their fields.