Water management system in the desert region of Rajasthan (Thirteenth-Eighteenth Centuries) / Jibraeil

By:

Jibraeil

Language: English Publication details: Ane books Pvt.Ltd., 2018. New Delhi: Description: xx, 197pISBN:

9789386761446

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DDC classification:

333.91009544 JIB-W

Contents:

1.Introduction-- 2.Water harvesting and irrigation techniques in phalodi -- 3.Technique of irrigation and agricultural production in Nagaur-- 4.Water bodies and harvesting techniques in Bikaner-- 5.Water harvesting techniques in Churu, Chhapar and Bidasar-- 6.Water harvesting and irrigation techniques in Jaisalmer.

Summary: The present book celebrates the people of the desert region of Rajasthan, who succeeded in developing new techniques to preserve water for their agricultural requirements, not withstanding the dearth they had faced year after year. The most commendable contribution towards water management was by the Paliwal Brahmins, called as ‘The men with scientific knowledge about water management in deserts’, they cluefully managed preservation of both surface and groundwater.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Notes	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	Library, SPAB F-1	Non Fiction	333.91009544 JIB-W (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available	Rec. by Sonal Tiwari		010879

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1.Introduction--
2.Water harvesting and irrigation techniques in phalodi --
3.Technique of irrigation and agricultural production in Nagaur--
4.Water bodies and harvesting techniques in Bikaner--
5.Water harvesting techniques in Churu, Chhapar and Bidasar--
6.Water harvesting and irrigation techniques in Jaisalmer.

The present book celebrates the people of the desert region of Rajasthan, who succeeded in developing new techniques to preserve water for their agricultural requirements, not withstanding the dearth they had faced year after year. The most commendable contribution towards water management was by the Paliwal Brahmins, called as ‘The men with scientific knowledge about water management in deserts’, they cluefully managed preservation of both surface and groundwater.

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