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ch - 6 Water Resources — Geography STD 10 — Question

ICSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 10Geographych - 6 Water Resources2 Marks
Question
With reference to well irrigation, answer the following question :
Describe two methods of drawing water from the wells.
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Answer

The prevailing methods are the Persian Wheel, Mhote and the Picotin.
The Persian wheel: It is also known as ‘Rehat’ and is worked by bullocks, buffaloes or camels.
Mhote: It is also worked by bullocks moving up a sloping ramp to pull up a big leather bucket.
Picotin: In this device a vertical pole is employed for balancing the bucket and the equivalent load fixed on either ends. It is also known as ‘Dhenkuli’.

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