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Traditional rainwater harvesting,
which is still prevalent in rural
areas, was done in surface storage
bodies like lakes, ponds, irrigation
tanks, temple tanks etc. In urban
areas, due to shrinking of open spaces,
rainwater will have to necessarily
be harvested as ground water, Hence
harvesting in such places will depend
very much on the nature of the soil
viz., clayey, sandy etc. The below
listed are the various kinds of traditional
rainwater harvesting methods. Click
for more detailed info
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In
ancient days itself, people, especially Indians,
know the methods of conservation of rainwater. There
are evidences that, even during Harappan period,
there was very good system of water management as
could be seen in the latest excavation at Dholavira
in Kachch. During independence period, the people
use to manage water resources considering it as
part of the nature which is essential for their
survival. This could be seen from the rain water
harvesting structures in the low rainfall areas
of Rajasthan, harvesting springs in hilly areas
and mountainous region and percolation ponds and
tanks in southern India.
