Johad / Talab
Water-harvesting structures
Born in Rajasthan, Haryana, Deccan.
How it works
Earthen check-dams and tanks capture and slow rainwater across the land, raising the water table and buffering both drought and flood.
In a modern home
Site-scale detention / retention, rain gardens, swales, society-pond revival.
What it answers
Source
Johad revival by Tarun Bharat Sangh (Rajendra Singh); Agarwal and Narain, Dying Wisdom (CSE, 1997).
Follow the threads
Stepwells & groundwater rechargeshares no recharge, water scarcity, harvest & manage water→Stepwellshares water scarcity, no recharge, water→Rooftop rainwater harvestingshares water scarcity, harvest & manage water, water→Qanat-fed windcatchershares water scarcity, water, hot & dry→Reed arch hallshares flooding, resilience, hot & dry→Greywater soak pitshares no recharge, water→