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What do you mean by rainwater harvesting?

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Rain water harvesting is a method to capture and store rainwater for various uses. It is also used to recharge groundwater aquifers. It is a low cost and eco-friendly technique for preserving every drop of water by guiding the rain water to bore well, pits and wells. Rainwater harvesting increases water availability, checks the declining groundwater table, improves the quality of groundwater, controls soil erosion and flooding.
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  2. What is the total replenishable groundwater resource of India?

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  6. What are the different water harvesting structures?

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  7. Which was the first state to make water harvesting system compulsory?

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  8. What are the rainwater harvesting structures in Rajasthan?

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  9. In spite of the fact that 71% of the earth is covered with water, wate...

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  10. In which sector the share of total water used in the country is high?

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  11. Compare water resources of India and its population with respect of th...

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  12. Mention four sources of surface water.

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  13. Give an account of river water in India.

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  14. In which rivers precipitation rates are high and what are its effects?

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  15. Which states have surface water in the form of lagoons and lakes? For...

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  16. Where is the highest replenishable water concentrated?

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  17. What is the utility of irrigation in agriculture?

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  18. How does irrigation help in multi cropping?

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  19. What do you mean by water pollution?

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  20. What is rain water harvesting?

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