Harvesting and Conserving Rain Water for Irrigation: Local Solutions
NOTE: The following post was first published on Tuesday, 31 Mar 2009. It has now been republished as an addendum to our previous post about Looking back to see Ahead on Water Harvesting and Conservation. Enjoy!
Heavy Rains
The rains have started falling in most areas of our country.
It saddens my heart when I see all the top soil being washed away by the storm water, and this is largely due to erosion and cutting down of trees. But I digress. (This is actually a story for another day…)
Water Harvesting
As I took a stroll in my village, I came across this commendable effort by a local farmer, to harvest and efficiently collect the rain water on his farm. This water can later be used for irrigation.
1000 Words
Let the pictures do the talking:
Rain Water Harvesting pit
The Left hand side...
The Right Hand Side...
Water entry point
The area around
The above is a good initiative indeed. The only thing this farmer has to contend with is loss of most of this water through evaporation.
What do you think?
