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Rainwater harvesting is only way out in Mlaya [1]

SHILLONG, Nov 4: Revival of the good old roof-top harvesting of rain water using tin-channels along the roof edges and bamboo channels from innumerable rain-fed springs to canalize water into storage tanks will be the only solution to solve the acute water crisis in rain-fed Meghalaya.

Publication Date: 
05/11/2008
Sentinel (Guwahati) [2]
Tags:
Water Conservation [3], Water Harvesting [4], Traditional Water Harvesting [5], TERI [6], Meghalaya [7]
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[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-conservation
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[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/traditional-water-harvesting
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/teri
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/meghalaya