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LATEST NEWS UPDATES | Traditional wells to be revived in desert areas to fight water crisis -Mukesh Mathrani

Traditional wells to be revived in desert areas to fight water crisis -Mukesh Mathrani

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published Published on May 23, 2019   modified Modified on May 23, 2019
-Hindustan Times

Barmer district collector Himanshu Gupta said traditional water bodies will be revived under MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act).

Barmer:
The Rajasthan government plans to revive traditional water bodies to fight drinking water crisis in drought-affected areas, officials said. In the absence of adequate monsoon rain, people have been depending on traditional water bodies in remote desert areas of western Rajasthan.

Barmer district collector Himanshu Gupta said traditional water bodies will be revived under MGNREGA (Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act). “We have identified 1,790 ‘beries’ in the district for the purpose.”

A ‘beri’ is a traditional percolation well that stores rainwater. It is essentially a pitcher-shaped shallow well, about half a metre wide at the top and three to four metres wide at the bottom. Percolated rainwater gets channelised towards the well.

Gupta said presently 432 ‘beries’ are being used by people as drinking water sources. “We have prepared a work plan to revive ‘beries’ under MGNREGA. Under the first phase, 1,000 ‘beries’ will be revived,” he said.

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Hindustan Times, 20 May, 2019, https://www.hindustantimes.com/jaipur/traditional-wells-to-be-revived-in-desert-areas-to-fight-water-crisis/story-qsZrSWcOhNS3TICmtquT5K.html?fbclid=IwAR34Ut5F8PVJZX13CE


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