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The circuit of life: Water and water reservoirs in pre-modern India [1]

The problem of water availability was a pivotal facet of daily life, particularly in urban areas, where it had to be made perennially obtainable in large quantities. Thus, apart from river water, artificial water reservoirs of massive proportions, and also step wells were constructed on a great scale in most parts of the country.

Publication Date: 
01/01/2009
Yogesh Sharma [2]
Studies in History [3]
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Water Resources [4], Lakes [5], Tanks [6], Water Conservation [7], Traditional Water Harvesting [8], Reservoirs [9], Monsoons [10], Public Participation [11], History [12], India [13], Gujarat [14], Ahmedabad (T) [15], Surat (T) [16], Tamil Nadu [17], Rainfall [18]
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