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Ram Karan
Mahesh Bhat
Unsung
Bangalore, India
Ram Karan, chairman of the village development committee of Laporia explains the 'Chauka' method of ground water recharging. A series of bunds, channels andpits are dug over a 5Km stretch, in a checker board-like pattern, following the natural slope of the land. Rain water flows slowly, this results in the retention of the top soil and increase in the moisture content.
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- Title: Ram Karan
- Creator: Mahesh Bhat
- Subject Keywords: Lakshman Singh
- Type: Photograph
- Creator Biography: Mahesh Bhat is a photographer, educator and farmer
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