Figure 77 Water supply scheme in Bikaner

2. Jhar beri (Ziziphus nummularia) 3. Phog (Cal/igonum polygonoides) 4. Bui (Aerva pseudotomentosa) 5. Pala (Ziziphus rotundifolia) 6. Ker (Capparis decidua) • While in some scattered pockets Hiloxlon is also available in sufficient quantity. • The grass community which is prevalent in the district are Lasiurus syndic’s Panicum turgidum and Cenchrus barbatus, etc. and are available throughout the district. • The saline depressions and saline interdunal areas are dominated by halophytic scrub vegetation with Sporobolus marginatusEleusine compress as grass community. • Agriculture in this part of Rajasthan includes few Rabi and Kharif crops like wheat, mustard, Bajra and pulses.

EXISTING SOURCES FOR WATER AND OTHER MATERIALS

Urban population of Bikaner city is mainly dependent on govt. water supply and self-boreholes as the city falls in desert area of the western Rajasthan India. Government uses bore wells and Indira Gandhi canal water for this purpose.

Earlier the pressure of water in the Bikaner city was very low and many colonies were not getting pure drinking water. After completion of the project Urban water supply scheme in Bikaner by GA infra–Pvt. Ltd., the people of Bikaner City are getting pure water with good pressure. It has laid a 1400 mm diameter transmission main pipeline of 9.7 km to full fill the requirement of the people.

Figure 77: URBAN WATER SUPPLY SCHEME IN BIKANER

ARCHITECTURAL STYLE

• Architecture of Bikaner is indeed splendid and comprises Jain temples, majestic forts and beautiful gardens which are constructed in the Rajput style of architecture. • Located on the north of the Thar Desert, the buildings in Bikaner are made of red sandstone.