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Traditional Water Storage - Temple Tank/Kalyani/Stepwell/Vav/Pushkarni/Kund etc.
Stuff like this:
A village tank in Kannur, Kerala ![]() http://picasaweb.google.com/ashsadubai/KannurTemples# and
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good job! marathaman
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^Thanks
![]() Amriteshwar Kund, Ratanwadi, Maharashtra ![]() http://www.rainbowskill.com/tour-to-...rdara-tour.php |
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Why are these famous?Is this rainwater clean? I mean for cleaning and washing? How the water is cleaned. Is there a drainage system also
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Its groundwater not rainwater. In regions that the water table is high the tanks are shallow. Otherwise you have to go deep (like the one in Abhaneri)
Also serves the dual purpose of rainwater harvesting to keep the water table stable.
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and about cleaning of water, if people are washing & taking bath.
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You're not supposed to take a bath in the communal tank obviously. Though in a lot of places with water scarcity people wash/bathe in the tanks and the water gets polluted.
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So main aim was to provide drinking water in the olden days.But even if u donot wash there, will it not be polluted as its open.
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Quote:
![]() Of course there is the problem of groundwater contamination due to industrial and pesticide pollution and that is indeed a serious problem in India. |
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Wells are not allowed in Chandigarh. No I never drank water from well.But I think the water from the well be salty/hard?
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The type of water will depend on local conditions.
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Harishchandragarh, Maharashtra "Saptatirtha Pushkarni"
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Here is an interesting one, somewhere in Raichur district apparently:
http://picasaweb.google.com/vikramba...appaBaviBaoli# ![]() ![]()
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One in rather bad condition, Neemrana, Rajasthan. Its gone dry.
http://picasaweb.google.com/Kaushiki...66124846381602 ![]()
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^ ^ They fill up again every year during rainy season. we have one in our village as well and it fills up for few months a year with crystal clear blue water...
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Quote:
. The primary source should be groundwater, not rainwater. Just points to receding water tables.
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Not exactly a stepwell, since water is supplied by pipes, but still a nice pool:
Fatehpur Sikri. Emperor Akbar's abode! http://picasaweb.google.com/Uttar.Pr...82149796766498
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