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.

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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.

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A stream checked by a dam. Water has started filling in.

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Water flowing in the stream.
Pond is full. Excess water is flowing out
from “Outflow” point.

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Gavatka village checkdam with overflow point.

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Makadban village –
Water Used for Irrigation through Pump.

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Virekshetra – Checkdam.

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Lake built because of check dam at Aslona village.

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Children swimming in a lake.

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Dhakwal Dam children enjoying water.

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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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