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041 _aeng
082 _a333.91009544
_bJIB-W
100 _aJibraeil
_914933
245 _aWater management system in the desert region of Rajasthan (Thirteenth-Eighteenth Centuries) /
_cJibraeil
260 _bAne books Pvt.Ltd.,
_c2018.
_aNew Delhi:
300 _axx, 197p.
505 _a1.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.
520 _aThe 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.
650 _aPL/LA
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690 _aWater harvesting-Techniques.
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942 _2ddc
_cBK