Question

What are the method adopted for retention of water?

Answer 1

Irrigation methods like dams, tanks and canals have been used in various parts of India since ancient times. These were generally local interventions managed by local people and assured that the basic minimum requirements managed by local people and daily needs were met throughout the year. The use ofthis stored water was strictly regulated and the optimum cropping patterns based on water availability werearrivedatonthebasis ofdecades ofexperience. Various local practices and methods like the kulhs in Himachal Pradesh, Khadins, tanks and nadis in Rajasthan, bandharas and tals in Maharashtra, bundhis in Madhya Pradesh, ahars and pynes in Bihar, ponds in Jammu, eris in Tamil Nadu, surangams in. Kerala, kattas in Karnataka, etc. are used in various states of the country.