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प्रश्न
“Catch water where it falls” is the basic idea behind ______.
पर्याय
recycling of water.
making dams to store water.
rain water harvesting.
condensation of water vapour.
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उत्तर
“Catch water where it falls” is the basic idea behind making dams to store water.
Explanation:
The objective was to gather as much water as possible and store it so that there would be no future water scarcity. To collect pure rainwater, people install tankers, containers and pipes with filters.
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