Practice Name:

Ficus Indicator of Ground Water

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Category	Water Management
Scout	HBN
Ingredients	banyan (Ficus benghalensis) tree, cluster-fig (Ficus glomerata) tree
Details Of Innovation	Banyan (Ficus benghalensis) or cluster-fig (Ficus glomerata) trees can be used as indicators for finding ground water. There is more probability of getting ground water in the vicinity of banyan (Ficus benghalensis) and cluster-fig (Ficus glomerata) trees. The practice is based on the age-old experience of people digging wells.

Innovator / Knowledge Provider	Dhansubhai Ratanbhai Pawar
District	Dang
KVK District	Dangs (Waghai)
Address	Dangs ,Gujarat
Languages Spoken	Gujarati
Vocation	Farming
State	Gujarat
PIN Code	394710

PAS 1	"Groundwater roundwater resources sustainability e sustaina b lity indicators."https://hydrologie.org/BIB/Publ_UNESCO/SOG14.pdf
Agro Ecological Zone	Agro Ecological Sub Region (ICAR) North Sahyadris and konkan coast hot humid eco sub region (19.1), Agro-Climatic Zone (Planning Commission) Gujarat plains and Hills region (XIII), Agro Climatic Zone (NARP) South Gujarat heavy rainfall area (GJ-1)
Practice ID	DTP0010000002035
Annotation ID	GIAN/GAVL/1009
Reference	dang-2000/1
Technology Transfer Terms	DIY

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