Question

Match the following places with the structures used by them for rainwater harvesting

• A. Impluvium
• B. Johad
• C. Pokhariyan
• D. Baori

Answer 1

In Rajashtan, people conserved rainwater in baoris and used this water throughout the year. In M.P. , people collected rainwater in Pokhariyan and in Haryana people collected it in Johads. Italian people collected rain water in their homes in structures called Impluvium where it reaches after falling on the slanting rooftops of the houses.