Traditional system of rainwater conservation
Published on by Vishakha Rajput, Previous COO The Water Network at AquaSPE AG
A must watchdocumentary: A film on how the people of the Thar desert in India have revived local water sources using traditional systems of rainwater conservation.
The Thar Desert is one of the most water-stressed areas in all of India and with climate change average rainfall is expected to be more erratic and irregular. Research shows that already every one in five years is a drought year. In order to survive, people of the Thar Desert have gone back to their roots: relying on traditional systems of rainwater conservation.