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| Title: | Community initiatives in building and managing temporary check-dams across seasonal streams for water harvesting in South India |
| Authors: | Balooni, Kulbhushan
Kalro, A.H.
Kamalamma, A.G. |
| Keywords: | Check Dams
Kerala
Water Harvesting
Traditional Water Harvesting System
Farmer's Group
Irrigation |
| Issue Date: | 2008 |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| Citation: | Agricultural Waste Management 2008 |
| Abstract: | Traditional water harvesting system
We analyze traditional community initiatives in building and managing temporary checkdams across seasonal streams in Kumbadaje panchayat in the state of Kerala in India. This is a fairly successful system, functioning for decades in the study area. Check-dams overcome
water scarcity faced by farmers during the summer irrigation season and thereby play
a crucial role in farming. We identify issues in the management of check-dams, noting how this traditional water harvesting and conservation system suits the local geographic conditions
and needs to be sustained and promoted. |
| URI: | http://hdl.handle.net/2259/570 |
| Appears in Collections: | Journal Articles
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