https://www.pitara.com/tags/water-conservation/Recent content in Water Conservation on Pitara Kids NetworkHugoen-usSat, 13 Jun 2026 21:46:31 +0530https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/planet-earth-for-kids/whose-river/Mon, 11 Dec 2000 11:09:28 +0000https://www.pitara.com/science-for-kids/planet-earth-for-kids/whose-river/<figure class="image-medium has-caption"> <a href="https://www.pitara.com/media/earth-37_1.gif" aria-label="Link to larger image"> <img src="https://www.pitara.com/media/earth-37_1_hu_727b0136339afda3.gif" srcset="https://www.pitara.com/media/earth-37_1_hu_438910a9b3eb40bf.gif 320w, https://www.pitara.com/media/earth-37_1_hu_727b0136339afda3.gif 900w" sizes="(min-width: 900px) 900px, 320px" alt="Whose River?" height="390" width="900" loading="lazy"> </a> <figcaption>Whose River?</figcaption> </figure> <p>This is a true story. Villages around the famous tiger reserve of Sariska in Rajasthan, had always faced droughts and water shortages. So the villagers, along with an NGO, decided to build small check dams called johads to trap rainwater. The men and women of all the villages gave voluntary labour and even contributed their own money to build the johads. The water table slowly began to rise. Forests began growing again.</p>