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| Article Name : | | | FUNCTIONING OF RURAL INSTITUTIONS IN THE MODERNIZATION OF RURAL TANKS TOWARDS WATERSHED DEVELOPMENT | | Author Name : | | | V. K. Joseph Vincent , P. Balamurugan | | Publisher : | | | Ashok Yakkaldevi | | Article Series No. : | | | GRT-4013 | | Article URL : | |  | Author Profile View PDF In browser | | Abstract : | | | Rural Tanks are traditional water storage systems mostly built in all semi-arid and tropical regions of India. These may be a small or large, system or non-system, governmental or zamindhari. They are estimated to be around 2,00,000 in the country. Rural tanks help to maintain ecological maintenance and improve environment. They are fed by their own watersheds but some have supplies augmented from neighbouring basins. Especially for the purpose of irrigation, domestic, flood management and drought mitigation. In some places rural tanks cater to afforestation, shelter for birds (birds sanctuary) and fisheries. But the rural tanks in all regions are situated for the purpose of ground water recharge. | | Keywords : | | |
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