![]() ![]() ![]() Unlike the West Coast which receives a predictable amount of rainfall within a predictable time frame, the East Coast is entirely dependent on the depressions in the Bay of Bengal to bring in the much needed rain. Due to the absence of a set pattern and the erratic nature of rainfall, the engineers of ancient times came up with a fool-proof solution – constructing tanks to hold the water.Ĭalled Eris in Tamil, these large man-made tanks have an inlet to receive water either from a river or from another eri above on one side, and a semi-circular earthen bund on the other. The East Coast of India is very much unlike its western counterpart both in terms of physiography and climatology. ![]()
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