This section from www.rainwaterharvesting.org deals with traditional water harvesting systems. Water has been harvested in India since antiquity, with our ancestors perfecting the art of water management. Many water harvesting structures and water conveyance systems specific to the eco-regions and culture has been developed.

• They harvested the rain drop directly. From rooftops, they collected water and stored it in tanks built in their courtyards. From open community lands, they collected the rain and stored it in artificial wells.
• They harvested monsoon runoff by capturing water from swollen streams during the monsoon season and stored it various forms of water bodies. 
• They harvested water from flooded rivers

The systems from the following ecoregions have been described – Trans-Himalayan Region, Western Himalaya, Eastern Himalaya, North Eastern Hill Ranges, Brahmaputra Valley, Indo-Gangetic Plains, Thar Desert, Central Highlands, Eastern Highlands, Deccan Plateau, Western Ghats, Western Coastal Plains, Eastern Ghats, Eastern Coastal Plains and The Islands.

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