Accepted Papers - 3.pdf - UNESCO

Water diversion
Channel
The work for constructing the channel started
in the month of January 2005 and with the cooperation
of the local villagers, the 3.25 kms. long
channel (lined canal) was completed before the
onset of monsoon at a total cost of over Rs. 20 Lacs.
Come rains and the results were there to be
seen by every one. The mined out pits witnessed a
continuous flow of surface runoff from the nallah
for more than a week and two of the pits could get
filled up to brim. A total of around 4 million cubic
meters of water, which otherwise would have gone
as waste to sea, could be collected in different pits.
The collection of water had a positive impact of the
surrounding water levels. The surrounding wells,
which used to run dry by the months of March –
April every year, yielded adequate water even during
the peak summer.
Considering the above success, one more pit
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was inter-linked with the main water-receiving pit
so as to transfer excess water in case of heavy rains.
During this monsoon (2006), the scheme proved
very successful and the excess water could be
transferred to the above pit, which used to get very
little water previously. This year over 5.50 million
cubic meters of water could be collected through
the above diversion canal.
The farmers, having their fields within 2-3 kms.
radius of the said pits are extremely happy. They
are confident of getting water not only this year but
on a perennial basis. Explains one of the farmers “
now even one or two years of poor rain would not
really bother us.”
03. Connecting nearby nallah to the pit through
pipe culvert:
At Rampara mine of the company, one of the