Water Harvesting
Water Harvesting: Overview
This topic explains concepts such as Water Harvesting, Rainwater Harvesting, Bawris as a Storage of Water, Dam on the River, etc.
Important Questions on Water Harvesting
The table shows the average rainfall received by four states.
State | State | State | State | |
Average annual rainfall |
Which state needs to harvest rainwater the most?

_____ is a step well in which a person can go down by using steps to fetch water.


In Cherrapunji where the annual rainfall is more than cm, there is no shortage of drinking water.




The groundwater stored between the layers of hard rocks below the water table is called:

What is the basic idea behind the phrase “catch water where it falls”?

List out the dams built across rivers and hydroelectric power generating stations in Karnataka.

How is energy of flowing water used to generate electricity?

Ukai hydro power project is located in which state?

On which river,the Baglihar hydro power project is located?

_____ are built over rivers to check the flow of water.



What is rainwater harvesting? How does it help to solve water problem?


Rainwater harvesting means using rainwater to grow crops.
