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Johad / earthen check dam. Village women pass by the Kraska check …
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Amit Shanker
Johad / earthen check dam. Village women pass by the Kraska check …
by
Amit Shanker
Johad / earthen check dam. Village women pass by the Kraska check …
by
Amit Shanker
Anicut, a water harvesting structure. This anicut was constructed …
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Amit Shanker
Anicut, a water harvesting structure. This anicut was constructed …
by
Amit Shanker
Anicut, a water harvesting structure. This anicut was constructed …
by
Amit Shanker
Anicut, a water harvesting structure. This anicut was constructed …
by
Amit Shanker
Anicut, a water harvesting structure. This anicut was constructed …
by
Amit Shanker
Traditional step-well. The entry to the step-well aligned North …
The intricate carving inside the step-well which was the centre …
The façade of the step-well, which is now surrounded by …
Chauka system and its impact in terms of presence of different …
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Nayanika
Chauka system and its impact in terms of presence of different …
by
Nayanika
Chauka system and its impact in terms of presence of different …
by
Nayanika
Chauka system and its impact in terms of presence of different …
by
Nayanika
Chauka system and various components of the system: the chaukri …
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Nayanika
Chauka system and various components of the system: the chaukri …
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Nayanika
Chauka system and its impact in terms of presence of different …
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Nayanika
Chauka system and its impact in terms of presence of different …
by
Nayanika
Chauka system and its impact in terms of presence of different …
by
Nayanika
Chauka system and its impact in terms of presence of different …
by
Nayanika
Chauka system and its impact in terms of presence of different …
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Nayanika
Chauka system and its impact in terms of presence of different …
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Nayanika
The anicut and the river Arvari. This anicut in Samra village, …
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Nayanika
The anicut and the river Arvari. This anicut in Samra village, …
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Nayanika
The anicut and the river Arvari. This anicut in Samra village, …
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Nayanika
The anicut and the river Arvari. This anicut in Samra village, …
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Nayanika
Laxman Singh, chief of Gram Vikas Yuvak Mandal. Only his shoes …
Laxman Singh, chief of Gram Vikas Yuvak Mandal explaining the …
Laxman Singh, chief of Gram Vikas Yuvak Mandal explaining the …
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Johad / earthen check dam. Village women pass by the Kraska check dam carrying water drawn from a stream downside of the reservoir. Ruparel catchment
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Johad / earthen check dam. Village women pass by the Kraska check dam carrying water drawn from a stream downside of the reservoir. Ruparel catchment
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Johad / earthen check dam. Village women pass by the Kraska check dam carrying water drawn from a stream downside of the reservoir. Ruparel catchment
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Anicut, a water harvesting structure. This anicut was constructed in the catchment area of the Ruparel river in 1998 in collaboration with the Sariska Park Authorities
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Anicut, a water harvesting structure. This anicut was constructed in the catchment area of the Ruparel river in 1998 in collaboration with the Sariska Park Authorities
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Anicut, a water harvesting structure. This anicut was constructed in the catchment area of the Ruparel river in 1998 in collaboration with the Sariska Park Authorities
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Anicut, a water harvesting structure. This anicut was constructed in the catchment area of the Ruparel river in 1998 in collaboration with the Sariska Park Authorities
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Anicut, a water harvesting structure. This anicut was constructed in the catchment area of the Ruparel river in 1998 in collaboration with the Sariska Park Authorities
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Traditional step-well. The entry to the step-well aligned North South with the storage well on the north end.
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The intricate carving inside the step-well which was the centre of all social and cultural functions.
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The façade of the step-well, which is now surrounded by nondiscript modern construction.
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Chauka system and its impact in terms of presence of different kinds of grasses. Open pastures are developed through this system. The chaukas are 100ft*100ft*1ft. The elevation is made from the earth which is dug for the purpose. The boundary constructed on all the four sides of the chauka is called earthen bund or paals in Gagardoo village, Dudu tehsil, Jaipur district.
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Chauka system and its impact in terms of presence of different kinds of grasses. Open pastures are developed through this system. The chaukas are 100ft*100ft*1ft. The elevation is made from the earth which is dug for the purpose. The boundary constructed on all the four sides of the chauka is called earthen bund or paals in Gagardoo village, Dudu tehsil, Jaipur district.
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Chauka system and its impact in terms of presence of different kinds of grasses. Open pastures are developed through this system. The chaukas are 100ft*100ft*1ft. The elevation is made from the earth which is dug for the purpose. The boundary constructed on all the four sides of the chauka is called earthen bund or paals in Gagardoo village, Dudu tehsil, Jaipur district.
Traditional Knowledge
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Chauka system and its impact in terms of presence of different kinds of grasses. Open pastures are developed through this system. The chaukas are 100ft*100ft*1ft. The elevation is made from the earth which is dug for the purpose. The boundary constructed on all the four sides of the chauka is called earthen bund or paals in Gagardoo village, Dudu tehsil, Jaipur district.
Traditional Knowledge
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Chauka system and various components of the system: the chaukri and the paal.and its impact in terms of presence of different kinds of grasses. Open pastures are developed through this system. The chaukas are 100ft*100ft*1ft. The elevation is made from the earth which is dug for the purpose. The boundary constructed on all the four sides of the chauka is called earthen bund or paals in Gagardoo village, Dudu tehsil, Jaipur district.
September, 2001 ,
Rajasthan
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Chauka system and various components of the system: the chaukri and the paal.and its impact in terms of presence of different kinds of grasses. Open pastures are developed through this system. The chaukas are 100ft*100ft*1ft. The elevation is made from the earth which is dug for the purpose. The boundary constructed on all the four sides of the chauka is called earthen bund or paals in Gagardoo village, Dudu tehsil, Jaipur district.
September, 2001 ,
Rajasthan
Traditional Knowledge
4742 Photos
Chauka system and its impact in terms of presence of different kinds of grasses. Open pastures are developed through this system. The chaukas are 100ft*100ft*1ft. The elevation is made from the earth which is dug for the purpose. The boundary constructed on all the four sides of the chauka is called earthen bund or paals in Gagardoo village, Dudu tehsil, Jaipur district.
September, 2001 ,
Rajasthan
Traditional Knowledge
4742 Photos
Chauka system and its impact in terms of presence of different kinds of grasses. Open pastures are developed through this system. The chaukas are 100ft*100ft*1ft. The elevation is made from the earth which is dug for the purpose. The boundary constructed on all the four sides of the chauka is called earthen bund or paals in Gagardoo village, Dudu tehsil, Jaipur district.
September, 2001 ,
Rajasthan
Traditional Knowledge
4742 Photos
Chauka system and its impact in terms of presence of different kinds of grasses. Open pastures are developed through this system. The chaukas are 100ft*100ft*1ft. The elevation is made from the earth which is dug for the purpose. The boundary constructed on all the four sides of the chauka is called earthen bund or paals in Gagardoo village, Dudu tehsil, Jaipur district.
September, 2001 ,
Rajasthan
Traditional Knowledge
4742 Photos
Chauka system and its impact in terms of presence of different kinds of grasses. Open pastures are developed through this system. The chaukas are 100ft*100ft*1ft. The elevation is made from the earth which is dug for the purpose. The boundary constructed on all the four sides of the chauka is called earthen bund or paals in Gagardoo village, Dudu tehsil, Jaipur district.
September, 2001 ,
Rajasthan
Traditional Knowledge
4742 Photos
Chauka system and its impact in terms of presence of different kinds of grasses. Open pastures are developed through this system. The chaukas are 100ft*100ft*1ft. The elevation is made from the earth which is dug for the purpose. The boundary constructed on all the four sides of the chauka is called earthen bund or paals in Gagardoo village, Dudu tehsil, Jaipur district.
September, 2001 ,
Rajasthan
Traditional Knowledge
4742 Photos
Chauka system and its impact in terms of presence of different kinds of grasses. Open pastures are developed through this system. The chaukas are 100ft*100ft*1ft. The elevation is made from the earth which is dug for the purpose. The boundary constructed on all the four sides of the chauka is called earthen bund or paals in Gagardoo village, Dudu tehsil, Jaipur district.
September, 2001 ,
Rajasthan
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The anicut and the river Arvari. This anicut in Samra village, about 3 kms away from Hamirpur village has contributed in not only reviving the Arvari while enhancing the groundwater tables. This anicut is sign of hope and pride among the residents. And, the water it has been able to collect is in the form of 1-Km long river Arvari in Samra village, Thanagazi tehsil, Alwar district, Rajasthan.
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The anicut and the river Arvari. This anicut in Samra village, about 3 kms away from Hamirpur village has contributed in not only reviving the Arvari while enhancing the groundwater tables. This anicut is sign of hope and pride among the residents. And, the water it has been able to collect is in the form of 1-Km long river Arvari in Samra village, Thanagazi tehsil, Alwar district, Rajasthan.
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The anicut and the river Arvari. This anicut in Samra village, about 3 kms away from Hamirpur village has contributed in not only reviving the Arvari while enhancing the groundwater tables. This anicut is sign of hope and pride among the residents. And, the water it has been able to collect is in the form of 1-Km long river Arvari in Samra village, Thanagazi tehsil, Alwar district, Rajasthan.
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The anicut and the river Arvari. This anicut in Samra village, about 3 kms away from Hamirpur village has contributed in not only reviving the Arvari while enhancing the groundwater tables. This anicut is sign of hope and pride among the residents. And, the water it has been able to collect is in the form of 1-Km long river Arvari in Samra village, Thanagazi tehsil, Alwar district, Rajasthan.
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Laxman Singh, chief of Gram Vikas Yuvak Mandal. Only his shoes can be seen.
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Laxman Singh, chief of Gram Vikas Yuvak Mandal explaining the Chauka system. A uniqe water harvesting system, less than one feet deep, designed by Laxman Singh and his colleagues.
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