Construction of check dam is the first step towards field water harvesting. Check dams stop water flow and raise it up to
their height. Average annual rainfall is higher than what is needed for the country, still we face water crisis in major parts
of India. Therefore, the need to develop economically viable techniques to manage the available water. Present practice in
our country is to construct a check dam in brick masonry, rubble masonry or reinforced cement concrete. These are rigid
in nature and may be subjected to uneven settlement, cracking etc resulting in failures. This paper proposes an alternative
to such type of structures. An “Eco-friendly flexible check dam – A case study” with Bioengineering techniques has been
described. The results are compared with conventional check dams and they indicate that saving on construction cost is
approximately 55% with the new alternative suggested, with more water storage.
History
School
Architecture, Building and Civil Engineering
Research Unit
Water, Engineering and Development Centre (WEDC)
Published in
WEDC Conference
Citation
VASANI, R.P., 2004. Water bioengineering techniques for efficient water harvesting system. IN: Godfrey, S. (ed). People-centred approaches to water and environmental sanitation: Proceedings of the 30th WEDC International Conference, Vientiane, Laos, 25-29 October 2004, pp. 645-647.
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