Why is roof top water harvesting important in Rajasthan? Explain.

Answer:

Points to Remember 

Roof top water harvesting is important in Rajasthan because

  • commonly practiced to store drinking water
  • rainwater can be stored in the tankas
  • Rainwater -  reliable source of drinking water
  • Rainwater, or Palar Pani
  • underground rooms adjoining the ‘tanka’

Answer to be written in the exam

  1. ‘Rooftop rainwater harvesting’ was commonly practiced to store drinking water , particularly in Rajasthan .
  2. Rain falling on the rooftops would travel down the pipe and was stored in these underground ‘tankas’
  3. The rainwater can be stored in the tankas till the next rainfall making it an extremely reliable source of drinking water when all other sources are dried up , particularly in the summers .
  4. Rainwater is commonly called as Palar pani in Rajasthan is considered as the purest form of  natural water.
  5. Many houses build underground rooms adjacent to th e 'tanka' to keep the room cool during the summer.

 

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