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What were different water harvesting systems adopted in ancient india?

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1. In ancient India, along with the sophisticated hydraulic structure, there existed an extraordinary tradition of water - harvesting system.

2. In HILL and mountainous regions, people BUILT diversion channels like he 'guls' or 'kuls' of the Western Himalayas for agriculture.

3. 'Rooftop rain water harvesting' was commonly PRACTISED to store drinking water, particularly in Rajasthan.

4.In the flood plains of Bengal, people developed inundation channnels to irrigate their fields.

5. In arid and semi - arid regions, agricultural fields were converted into rain fed storage STRUCTURES that allowed the water to stand and moisten the SOIL like the 'khadins' in Jaisalmer and ' Johads' in other parts of Rajasthan.
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