Wakel Example

Question 1

What topic is the Wakel Example part of?

Answer 1

Water

Question 2

What is the Wakel River Basin Project an example of?

Answer 2

A local scheme in an LIC to increase sustainable water supplies.

Question 3

Where is the Wakel River Basin Project?

Answer 3

That Desert, India

Question 4

What is the human cause of the Wakel Example?

Answer 4

Over irrigation = Salinisation

No management of wells = too much water being drawn from aquifer

Question 5

What is the physical cause of the Wakel Example?

Answer 5

Hot climate - regularly over 50°C

Lack of rainfall - less than 250 mm per year

Question 6

What are the three responses in the Wakel Example?

Answer 6

• Taankas
• Johads
• Pats

Question 7

How are Taankas used in the Wakel Example?

Answer 7

• Underground storage systems that collect surface water from roofs.
• 3m in diameter and 3-4m deep.
• Sustainable by using rainwater.

Question 8

How are johads used in the Wakel Example?

Answer 8

• Small earth dams to catch rainwater.
• Help raise water tables (underground) by up to 6m.
• 5 rivers that used to dry up following the monsoon now flow throughout the year.
• Sustainable by using intermediate technology.

Question 9

How are pats used in the Wakel Example?

Answer 9

• Irrigation channels that transfer water to the fields.
• A small dam called a bund diverts water from the stream towards the fields. Bonds are made of stones and are lines with leaves to make them waterproof.
• Sustainable by intermediate technology.