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
- ‘Rooftop rainwater harvesting’ was commonly practiced to store drinking water , particularly in Rajasthan .
- Rain falling on the rooftops would travel down the pipe and was stored in these underground ‘tankas’ .
- 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 .
- Rainwater is commonly called as Palar pani in Rajasthan is considered as the purest form of natural water.
- Many houses build underground rooms adjacent to th e 'tanka' to keep the room cool during the summer.
