As we all know, it is essential to conserve water because it is a limited resource that is essential for life, it is important for our economy, and it is a major component of the environment.

Maharashtra being the second highest rainfall receiving state of the country still faces water crisis .Traditional irrigation practices like flood irrigation lead to water shortages in Maharashtra. Flood irrigation uses more water than required by the crops.

So it is clear that there is a need to conserve water and we can use some Traditional conservation techniques like katta, sand bores, johads, bawdi, bamboo drip irrigation systems these are some very good examples of water conservation practices in India.

some states in India are even using several methods of water conservation like Karnataka, Rajasthan, and so on which has been provided on the cover.