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Question 21
Khadins, Bundhis, Ahars and Kattas are ancient structures that are examples for

(a) grain storage
(b) wood storage
(c) water harvesting
(d) soil conservation

Answer 1

Option (c) is correct.
Water harvesting is an age-old concept in India. Khadins, tanks and nadis in Rajasthan, bandharas and tals in Maharashtra, bundhis in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh, ahars and pynes in Bihar, kulhs in Himachal Pradesh, ponds in the Kandi belt of Jammu region, and eris (tanks) in Tamil Nadu, surangams in Kerala, and kattas in Karnataka are some of the ancient water harvesting, including water conveyance, structures.