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Every Drop
Counts
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Every Drop
Counts
Ghadsisar, Jaisalmer (Rajasthan)
Constructed 650 years ago by King Ghadsi of Jaisalmer with community
assistance, Ghadsisar Lake features ghats, decorated verandas, halls, and rooms.
The lake served as a hub for festivals, music, dance performances, and education
at the ghat school.
Collective ownership and responsibility ensured the lake 's cleanliness and
sustained water collection from rainwater, flowing for miles.
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Every Drop
Counts
Ghadsisar, Jaisalmer (Rajasthan)
Constructed 650 years ago by King Ghadsi of Jaisalmer with community
assistance, Ghadsisar Lake features ghats, decorated verandas, halls, and rooms.
The lake served as a hub for festivals, music, dance performances, and education
at the ghat school.
Collective ownership and responsibility ensured the lake 's cleanliness and
sustained water collection from rainwater, flowing for miles.
Designed ingeniously, excess water from Ghadsisar flowed into lower-level lakes,
filling all nine interconnected lakes, providing year-round water supply.
Presently, Ghadsisar Lake lies unused, surrounded by new structures and
colonies, with water collection systems neglected. Rainwater now flows away,
resulting in wastage.
The tale reflects a shift from communal water management and conservation
practices to neglect and wastage, highlighting the need for sustainable water
management strategies.
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Every Drop
Counts
Ghadsisar, Jaisalmer (Rajasthan)
Constructed 650 years ago by King Ghadsi of Jaisalmer with community
assistance, Ghadsisar Lake features ghats, decorated verandas, halls, and rooms.
The lake served as a hub for festivals, music, dance performances, and education
at the ghat school.
Collective ownership and responsibility ensured the lake 's cleanliness and
sustained water collection from rainwater, flowing for miles.
Designed ingeniously, excess water from Ghadsisar flowed into lower-level lakes,
filling all nine interconnected lakes, providing year-round water supply.
Presently, Ghadsisar Lake lies unused, surrounded by new structures and
colonies, with water collection systems neglected. Rainwater now flows away,
resulting in wastage.
The tale reflects a shift from communal water management and conservation
practices to neglect and wastage, highlighting the need for sustainable water
management strategies.
Through the Eyes of
Al-Biruni
A traveller arrived in India over a thousand
years ago. Al-Biruni was his name.
Uzbekistan is the name of the country from
which he came. Al-Biruni paid close attention
and meticulously recorded everything he saw.
He wrote especially about things that he
found to be very different from what he had
experienced in his own country.
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Every Drop
Counts
Ghadsisar, Jaisalmer (Rajasthan)
Constructed 650 years ago by King Ghadsi of Jaisalmer with community
assistance, Ghadsisar Lake features ghats, decorated verandas, halls, and rooms.
The lake served as a hub for festivals, music, dance performances, and education
at the ghat school.
Collective ownership and responsibility ensured the lake 's cleanliness and
sustained water collection from rainwater, flowing for miles.
Designed ingeniously, excess water from Ghadsisar flowed into lower-level lakes,
filling all nine interconnected lakes, providing year-round water supply.
Presently, Ghadsisar Lake lies unused, surrounded by new structures and
colonies, with water collection systems neglected. Rainwater now flows away,
resulting in wastage.
The tale reflects a shift from communal water management and conservation
practices to neglect and wastage, highlighting the need for sustainable water
management strategies.
Through the Eyes of
Al-Biruni
A traveller arrived in India over a thousand
years ago. Al-Biruni was his name.
Uzbekistan is the name of the country from
which he came. Al-Biruni paid close attention
and meticulously recorded everything he saw.
He wrote especially about things that he
found to be very different from what he had
experienced in his own country.
D r o p - b y - D r o p
Apart from Jaisalmer, many parts of
Rajasthan receive very little rain.
The rivers in this area do not have water
all year. Despite this, most of the villages
in these areas had plenty of water.
Every drop of water was valuable to the
people. To collect water, lakes, and johads
were built. Everyone required water.