Question

Palar Pani means _______.
a.Lots of drinking water
b.Rainwater harvesting
c.Freshwater
d.None of these

Answer 1

Hint: Palar Pani is a local name used in Rajasthan. Rajasthan is located in the western part of India which receives scanty rainfall due to its extreme climatic structure.

Complete answer:The rainwater harvesting is a process of collecting rainwater for future use. It is a man-made technique. Palar Pani is referred to as rainwater in Rajasthan.

In arid and semi-arid regions of Rajasthan rainwater is considered to be the purest form of water. Since, Rajasthan experiences extremes in climate, rain holds special importance for them. Their annual rainfall is less than 25cm.

Therefore, people in Rajasthan conserve rainwater for use during the summer months. Paar system is a system through which rainwater is harvested in traditional structures such as johad, kuis, and kunds.

The outdated traditional structures of conserving rainwater have been replaced by modern technologies. Dams, anicut, percolation tanks, subsurface barriers, In-situ water harvesting and recharge shafts are some of the modern methods to conserve rainwater in Rajasthan.

Making all the options irrelevant, option 'b' is the correct answer.

Note: The population of Rajasthan also receives water from Ravi and Beas rivers through the Bikaner Canal. Conservation of groundwater is also followed on a large scale to meet the needs of the water deficient state.