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Progress of the Project as on June 2020
Progress of the Project as on October 2018
Progress of the Project as on March 2018
Progress of the Project as on Dec 2017
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Assessment of Traditional Water Harvesting Systems and
Measures for Rejuvenation in Karnataka
Background:
Traditional Water Harvesting Systems(TWHS) were
constructed to store water for various uses of communities
such as domestic use, irrigation and cattle drinking along
with recharging of ground water.
Kalyanis
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Pushkaranis which are constructed near temples
played very important role in
socio-religious and cultural activities of Indian
tradition and also as a storage reservoir to supply water
for religious purposes in temples. Kalyanis, Kunte,
Gokatte,
Katte and Ponds etc, are some of the Traditional Water
Harvesting Structures exist in Karnataka state.
Motivation
Keeping this importance in view, KSCST carried out the
project on assessing the hydrological and physical status
of these Traditional water harvesting systems of the state
to suggest the scientific measures for restoration and
rejuvenation using Geo-spatial technologies with the
funding support from the Department of Science and
Technology (DST), Government of India.
Objectives:
The project has been taken up with the following main
objectives
Aspects covered:
The following aspects have been covered during the field
survey
For further details contact:
Chief
Scientific Officer & Principal Investigator- KDH
Karnataka
State
Council for
Science and
Technology
Indian
Institute of
Science
Campus, Bangalore - 560012
Email: utv@kscst.iisc.ernet.in, vijayut@yahoo.in
Rajashekhara G
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