The 'Chauk' method of rain water harvesting

Lakshman Singh and his friends in Laporia used ‘Chauk’ method of ground water recharging. A series of bunds, channels and pits are dug over a 5Km stretch in a checker board like pattern, following the natural slope of land. Rain water flows slowly across the Chauka system resulting in the retention of top soil and increase in moisture content. This also helps in recharging ground water.