Water Bodies Channel

India’s landscape, across rural and urban areas, is dotted with water bodies that include natural lakes, ponds, and man made tanks. While several natural water bodies find a mention in mythology, many man made ponds, lakes and reservoirs boast of a royal origin as they were built by kings from different eras. As diverse as the country’s heritage, these water bodies integrate culture with traditional wisdom to harvest rainwater and replenish water tables. With time, the expanding concrete jungles and a disregard for ecology reduced many of the water bodies to mere shadows of their original glory. Today, environmental groups and urban city planners are taking steps to revive the water bodies. But is it a case of too little, too late?