Rameshwaram is the South Indian island that has been center of pilgrimages from time immemorial. Though situated in the arid district of Ramanathapuram, the island has been endowed with 64 traditional water harvesting and management structure. Out of 64 TWB 41 are situated around the island well distributed in the community areas. The revival of these structures has ecological, economical and cultural significance for the people of the island as well as the floating population which is as large as 10 million per annum. The following benefits envisioned in the renovation of these water bodies which are today abandoned, polluted, ruined and in state of endangered extinction.
Ecological Potential of each TWB: Recharging of ground water and Rainwater harvesting; aquaculture as well as use for revival of an ‘infant forest’ (nandavanam) with a specific keystone species.