Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Man-made lentic water bodies of Maharashtra


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The result was   keep. Ron Ritzman (talk) 01:37, 6 February 2011 (UTC)

Man-made lentic water bodies of Maharashtra

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Way too specific. None of these is notable. Sources don't seem to back up them being "lentic". Ten Pound Hammer, his otters and a clue-bat • (Otters want attention) 04:47, 22 January 2011 (UTC)


 * Delete and merge into Freshwater ecology of Maharashtra or rename as Reservoirs in Maharashtra. Lentic just assumes it is a still-water ecosystem like lakes, reservoirs, ponds, etc.--NortyNort (Holla) 04:58, 22 January 2011 (UTC)
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 * Keep Many of these man-made lakes were a created by the people of Maharashtra working under the Indian Famine Codes to avert a major famine in 1973 in Maharashtra. Working on these projects created employment for many jobless people allowing them to purchase food and in effect reduced deaths from starvation. The article has potential to be improved substantially. Numerous sources already exist, many more can be added. Perhaps someday we will have a separate article for each man-made water body. Zuggernaut (talk) 03:05, 23 January 2011 (UTC)
 * There is also an enormous amount of dams in Category:Dams in Maharashtra which were mostly created by User:Suresh.andhale. I pinged their talk page to see what they think.--NortyNort (Holla) 04:07, 26 January 2011 (UTC)
 * I have notified an IP editor who made me aware of this article via his personal narration of the events leading to the building of these reservoirs. Zuggernaut (talk) 04:30, 29 January 2011 (UTC)

 Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  D u s t i *poke* 02:24, 30 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep/rename per Zuggernaut. Reservoirs in Maharashtra would be a better title.♦ Dr. Blofeld  17:23, 23 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Keep per Zuggernaut KuwarOnline Talk''' 10:31, 25 January 2011 (UTC)
 * Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Keep- These bodies were mainly constructed during the drought of early 1970s and provided a guarateed income to rural people in the drought stricken areas. Since then these reservoirs with stagnant waters have come under attack for spreading malaria. Jonathansammy (talk) 17:38, 30 January 2011 (UTC) These bodies are much smaller than reservoirs created by placing a dam on a river. The word in Marathi language for lentic water is "Pazar Talav" which translates as Pazar = Drip and Talav = lake, tank  or reservoir. Some reports describe them as percolation tanks. So these can not be lumped together with the conventional dam reservoirs. A personal observation: since most Wikipedians familiar with Maharashtra are probably young and in their twenties and from the urban areas,and therefore to them the history and geography of rural part may as well be that of an alien planet.Jonathansammy (talk) 18:05, 30 January 2011 (UTC)
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