Is it true that in Gujarat, rooftop rainwater harvesting has been a common practice.

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The statement is false.
In Rajasthan, rooftop rainwater harvesting was frequently used to preserve drinking water. Arid and semi-arid areas converted agricultural fields into rain-fed storage facilities, such as the 'khadins' in Jaisalmer and the 'Johads' in other parts of Rajasthan, that allowed the water to stand and saturate the soil. Traditionally, practically all homes in Rajasthan's semi-arid and dry regions, particularly in Bikaner, Phalodi, and Barmer, had underground tanks called 'tankas' for storing drinking water. One household in Phalodi had a tank that was 6.1 metres deep, 4.27 metres long, and 2.44 metres broad, demonstrating how the tanks might be as enormous as a large room.
The correct statement would be that rooftop rainwater harvesting is a common practice in Rajasthan.

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