Compare the traditional water harvesting system in hilly and plain regions.

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Rainwater harvesting:
Rainwater harvesting is the technique of gathering and storing rainwater using artificially constructed systems that drain from naturally occurring or man-made catchment areas.
Traditional water harvesting system:
For a variety of uses, traditional rainwater harvesting calls for the concentration, collection, and storage of rainfall.
It is done by using traditional measures.
Traditional water harvesting system in plains Traditional water harvesting system in hills.
Earthen embankments in the shape of crescents are used as water-gathering structures on plains. Rainwater is gathered in a stream and then directed into man-made channels that flow down the sides of hills in this process. Water is also stored in ponds.
They are low, straight and made up of concrete. Water collection is done in steep areas using the Kuhl canal irrigation technique and is lined by rocks at some places.

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Traditional water harvesting system in plains	Traditional water harvesting system in hills.
Earthen embankments in the shape of crescents are used as water-gathering structures on plains.	Rainwater is gathered in a stream and then directed into man-made channels that flow down the sides of hills in this process. Water is also stored in ponds.
They are low, straight and made up of concrete.	Water collection is done in steep areas using the Kuhl canal irrigation technique and is lined by rocks at some places.