Anjali Aggarwal
Grassroots implementation of Halma
Posted on 15 Feb, 2022 08:37 PMJhabua, a tribal-dominated district with more than 85 percent population belonging to Scheduled Tribe (ST), is an agrarian district. Water security is, thus, a crucial element for its agriculture-based livelihood economy.
Revival of a tribal practice for water resource development
Posted on 15 Feb, 2022 09:00 AMThere are over 705 ethnic groups, which are recognized as Scheduled Tribes in India (International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs, 2020). These groups have their own unique Gods, beliefs, rituals, practices, and social systems.
Revival of Dohas in tribal Madhya Pradesh
Posted on 08 Sep, 2021 09:33 AMThe most important precondition to make farming profitable for small and marginal tribal farmers residing in undulating terrains
Lift irrigation cooperatives provide irrigation to tribal drylands
Posted on 06 Sep, 2021 03:59 PMThe earliest known civilizations settled around rivers as they provided access to the water needed for cultivating crops. Over time, humans learnt to control the flow of water by the construction of barriers across the direction of the river flow.
Managing water commons through fishing cooperatives
Posted on 01 Sep, 2021 09:36 AMThe total area under tanks and ponds in India is over 2.9 million hectares (Ministry of Jal Shakti, 2017).
Diversion-based irrigation systems
Posted on 29 Aug, 2021 06:59 PMFor centuries, communities in undulating, hilly and mountainous regions have been using gravity flow water systems for drinking water and irrigation purposes.
Reviving traditional water harvesting structures
Posted on 24 Aug, 2021 11:10 PM150 years ago, no government system anywhere in the world was responsible for water supply.