Daily Archives: November 2, 2020


Renovated Water Harvesting Structures have Immense Potential for Agricultural Productivity, Suggest Research Findings

Reviving traditional rainwater harvesting structures in regions with degraded land leads to increased groundwater levels, more arable land, and higher crop productivity and incomes. A recently published scientific research paper offers a case study of Bundelkhand, Central India, where groundwater levels were boosted by 2-5 m by renovating water structures […]

One of the rainwater harvesting havelis at Parasai-Sindh. Photo: R Singh, ICRISAT