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|India Water Portal is a website that shares knowledge and builds communities around water and related issues in India. Managed by [http://arghyam.org/ Arghyam], the Portal has become a valuable archive of resources, working papers, reports, data, articles, news, events, opportunities and discussions on water.
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|[[Image:Madhya.png|left|70px|link=http://www.iwawaterwiki.org/xwiki/bin/view/Articles/RainwaterHarvesting]] [http://www.mppcb.nic.in/rwh.htm Madhya Pradesh Pollution Control Board]
|System of collection rainwater and conserving for future needs has traditionally been practiced in India. The traditional systems were time-tested wisdom of not only appropriate technology of Rainwater Harvesting, but also water management systems, where conservation of water was the prime concern... systems were Bawaries, step wells, jhiries, lakes, tanks etc. These were the water storage bodies to domestic and irrigation demands. People were themselves responsible for maintenance to water sources and optimal use of water that could fulfill their needs.