A list of photographs explaining the check dams
A check dam under construction. Stones are spread on the stream-bed. Then they are covered with soil. Then next layer of stone is covered with soil. Like this, layer after layer is laid until the wall reaches the targeted height. |
A check dam under construction. A stream is “checked” or “blocked” by a wall connecting the two banks of the stream. Dam is built in summer time when the stream is dry. As monsoon starts in June, water is filled in and a pond is built. |
A stream checked by a dam. Water has started filling in. |
Water flowing in the stream. Pond is full. Excess water is flowing out from “Outflow” point. |
Gavatka village checkdam with overflow point. |
Makadban village – Water Used for Irrigation through Pump. |
Virekshetra – Checkdam. |
Lake built because of check dam at Aslona village. |
Children swimming in a lake. |
Dhakwal Dam children enjoying water. |
Water overflows from a dam’s overflow point. Then a small canal – barely one foot wide and one foot deep – is made to direct the water in desired directions. It can go as far as one kilometre and irrigate several hectares of land. |
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