?url_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Adc&rft.relation=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F9105%2F&rft.title=Poverty+reduction+approach+in+South+Asia%3A+Rejuvenating+centuries+old+water+bodies+to+improve+rural+livelihoods%2C+++++A+case+of+Karnataka+state%2C+India&rft.creator=Raju%2C+K+V&rft.creator=Gaur%2C+A&rft.creator=Wani%2C+S+P&rft.subject=Others&rft.subject=Watershed+Management&rft.description=South+Asian+countries+are+endowed+with+large+numbers+of+village+tanks%2C+which+serve+as+huge+reservoirs.%0D%0AThe+inherent+network+of+natural+water+streams+and+canals+in+the+command+areas+connect+these+tanks%0D%0Ato+supply+water+to+agricultural+fields.+People+in+the+rural+areas+use+these+tanks+to+harvest+and+store%0D%0Amonsoon+rainwater+for+multiple+uses+which+include+agriculture%2C+livestock%2C+fishing%2C+domestic+use+and%0D%0Arecharge+of+domestic+drinking+wells.+Most+of+these+tanks+were+built+between+the+3rd+century+B.C.E.%0D%0Aand+the+12th+century+C.E.+Later%2C+improved+designs+were+used+to+construct+these+tanks.+Over+the+last%0D%0Afew+decades%2C+several+Indian+states+have+made+enormous+efforts+to+rejuvenate+these+tanks+by+involving%0D%0Alocal+user+groups.+This+paper%2C+reviews+the+traditional+water+bodies+in+South+Asia%2C+describes+tanks+and%0D%0Atheir+dimensions+in+the+Indian+context+and+analyzes+the+community+based+approach+adopted+in+the%0D%0AState+of+Karnataka+in+South+India.+It+reviews+the+status%2C+main+components+of+design%2C+execution%2C+key%0D%0Aachievements%2C+impacts%2C+benefits+and+critical+lessons+learnt.&rft.publisher=ICRISAT&rft.date=2015&rft.type=Monograph&rft.type=NonPeerReviewed&rft.format=application%2Fpdf&rft.language=en&rft.identifier=http%3A%2F%2Foar.icrisat.org%2F9105%2F1%2FPoverty%2520Reduction%2520Approach%2520in%2520South%2520Asia%2520merge%2520file.pdf&rft.identifier=++Raju%2C+K+V+and+Gaur%2C+A+and+Wani%2C+S+P++(2015)+Poverty+reduction+approach+in+South+Asia%3A+Rejuvenating+centuries+old+water+bodies+to+improve+rural+livelihoods%2C+A+case+of+Karnataka+state%2C+India.++Monograph.+ICRISAT%2C+Patancheru%2C+Telangana%2C+India.+++++