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Traditional Water Harvesting Systems - Coggle Diagram
Traditional Water Harvesting Systems
Eastern Himalayan Region
Jhora
Hill springs
Khola
Tanks
Sikkim
Apatani Rice Cultivation
Bamboo irrigation
Arunachal Pradesh
Cheo-Ozihi
Channels
Nagaland
Zabo/Ruza
The zabo (the word means 'impounding run-off') system is practiced in Nagaland in north-eastern India. Also known as the ruza system, it combines water conservation with forestry, agriculture and animal care.
Western Himalayan Region
Kuhls
Building canals aligned roughly with contours to
draw water from hill streams or springs
Guhls
Nainital and Dehradun
Khatri
North Eastern Hill Ranges
Tuikhur
Hill springs
Mizoram
Teesta, Brahmaputra, Barak Valleys
Jampoi
Small irrigated channels
Northern Bengal
Dong
Bodo
Pond
Indo-Gangetic Plains
Kuchcha Wells
Ahar-Pyne
The pynes are canals that bring water into ahars, which are tanks.
Dighi
Baoli
Desert Areas
Kund
Sor
Bavdi
Step wells of RJ
Virdas
Maldhari tribes of GJ
Shallow wells dug in depressions and collect rainwater
Jheel - tank
Banni Grasslands
Johad
Crescent shaped small check dam built from earth and rock to intercept and conserve rainwater
Jodhpur
Khadin
RJ
Impounding run-off
Jhalara
Tabas
Tankas
Central Highlands
Haveli
Madhya Pradesh
Bhandara + Jail Karanj
Berhampur
Storage Tank + Collection Chamber
Katas/Mundas/Bandhas
Gond System
Chandella
Bandhi
Saza Kuva
Naada
Bundela
Deccan Plateau
Bandhara
Storage dams
Phad System
Zonation
Talparige
Wells and Springs
Karnataka
Cheruvu
Kohli
Kere
Western Ghats
Surangam
Kerala - Kasargod
Horizontal wells with mild slope
Adopted from the Middle East's
qanat
system
Korambu/Chira
Temporary dams
Oorani
Madaka
Laterite belts of KL, KA
Western Coastal Plains
Vav
Bavdi
Bandhini
Pat
Shilotri
Virdas
Eastern Ghats
Eri
TN
Tanks
Two Sluices
Mettu Madugu
Higher elevation to release water
Palla Madagu
Lower level
Kalanga
Outlet to enable flow once filled
Islands
Jack Wells
Eastern Highlands
Katas
Mundas
Bandhas
Trans Himalayan Region
Zing