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stepwell
thumb|Chand Baori, in the village of [[Abhaneri near Bandikui, Rajasthan is one of the deepest and largest stepwells in India]]
thumb|right|The Rani ki Vav, Patan, Gujarat
thumb|upright|A multi-storey stepwell in Mahimapur Village, Amravati District, Maharashtra
Stepwells (also known as vav or baori) are wells, cisterns or ponds with a long corridor of steps that descend to the water level. Stepwells played a significant role in defining subterranean architecture in western India from the 7th to the 19th century. Some stepwells are multi-storeyed and can be accessed by a Persian wheel which is
rainwater harvesting
accumulation of rainwater for reuse
sponge city
city that has the capacity to mainstream urban water management into the urban planning policies and designs
semi-circular bund
rainwater harvesting technique
Cisterns of Tawila
historic site in Aden, Yemen
rainwater tank
container used to collect rainwater
Liman irrigation system
Desert irrigation by floodwater dam
irrigation tank
water container for use in irrigation
Tank cascade system
Sri Lanka’s reservoir and canal system