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| Title: | Traditional rain water harvesting techniques and its applicability |
| Authors: | Borthakur, Saponti |
| Keywords: | Traditional knowledge
Watershed management
Rain water harvesting |
| Issue Date: | Oct-2009 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| IPC Code: | Int. Cl.8: G01W1/00 |
| Abstract: |
Watershed management in India has been
defined as rational utilization of land and water, and water resources for
optimurn, and sustained production with minimum hazards to natural resources.
It is essentially related to soil and water conservation. Hence, it means proper
land use, protecting land from all forms of degradations, building and
maintaining soil fertility, conserving water for agricultural use, proper
management of water for drainage, flood protection, sediment reduction and
increasing the productivity of land use. A major dimension of water shed is the
people whom the integrated development is excepted benefit.
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| Page(s): | 525-530 |
| ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
| Source: | IJTK Vol.08(4) [October 2009]
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