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  2. Water conservation - Wikipedia

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    Other water-saving technology for businesses includes: Waterless urinals (also can be installed in schools) Waterless car washes; Infrared or foot-operated taps, which can save water by using short bursts of water for rinsing in a kitchen or bathroom; Pressurized waterbrooms, which can be used instead of a hose to clean sidewalks

  3. Taanka - Wikipedia

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    The water stored saves people from the daily task of walking long distances to fetch water from sources which are often contaminated. The water in a taanka is usually only used for drinking. If any year there was less than normal rainfall and household tanka do not get filled, water would instead be obtained from nearby wells and tanks to fill ...

  4. Stepwell - Wikipedia

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    Initially used as an art form by Hindus, the construction of these stepwells hit its peak during Muslim rule from the 11th to 16th century. [3] One of the earliest existing examples of stepwells was built in the 11th century in Gujarat, the Mata Bhavani's Stepwell. A long flight of steps leads to the water below a sequence of multi-story open ...

  5. World Water Day - Wikipedia

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    After appropriate treatment, wastewater can be used for a variety of purposes. Industry, for example, can reuse water in cooling towers and agriculture can reuse water for irrigation. [34] An example activity for 2017 was the Wikipedia edit-a-thon organized by members of the Sustainable Sanitation Alliance on 19–21 March 2017.

  6. Tarun Bharat Sangh - Wikipedia

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    The initiative has more than 1000 members. At the present, it focuses on "save the river campaign. (3) Rashtriya Jal Chetna (National water awareness campaign), is an effort to sensitise people across India on the adverse effect of National water policy of government of India on linking of 37 rivers on all over the India.

  7. Rainwater harvesting - Wikipedia

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    configuration of domestic rainwater harvesting system in Uganda. [1]Rainwater harvesting (RWH) is the collection and storage of rain, rather than allowing it to run off.. Rainwater is collected from a roof-like surface and redirected to a tank, cistern, deep pit (well, shaft, or borehole), aquifer, or a reservoir with percolation, so that it seeps down and restores the ground w

  8. Category:Water conservation in India - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Water conservation in India" The following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. D.

  9. Sanitation of the Indus Valley Civilisation - Wikipedia

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    Great Bath, Mohenjo-daro A water well in Lothal Water reservoir, with steps, at Dholavira, Gujarat, India. The ancient Indus Valley Civilization in the Indian subcontinent (located in present-day eastern-Pakistan and north-India) was prominent in infrastructure, hydraulic engineering, and had many water supply and sanitation devices that are the first known examples of their kind.