Why is rooftop rainwater harvesting important in Rajasthan? Explain.

1.	Why is rooftop rainwater harvesting important in Rajasthan? Explain.
Answer» (1) The rainwater stored in tanks’ is an extremely reliable source of drinking water when all other sources are dried up. (2) Rainwater is considered the purest form of natural water. (3) Many houses constructed underground rooms adjoining the tanks to beat the summer heat as it would keep the room cool. (4) There is lack of perennial rivers in Rajasthan. (5) The rainfall is not reliable in this region.

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(1) The rainwater stored in tanks’ is an extremely reliable source of drinking water when all other sources are dried up.

(2) Rainwater is considered the purest form of natural water.

(3) Many houses constructed underground rooms adjoining the tanks to beat the summer heat as it would keep the room cool.

(4) There is lack of perennial rivers in Rajasthan.

(5) The rainfall is not reliable in this region.

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