Community initiatives in building and managing temporary check-dams across seasonal streams for water harvesting in South India

• Autores: Kulbhushan Balooni, A.H. Kalro, Ambili G. Kamalamma
• Localización: Agricultural water management: an international journal, ISSN 0378-3774, Vol. 95, Nº. 12, 2008, págs. 1314-1322
• Idioma: inglés
• DOI: 10.1016/j.agwat.2008.06.012
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• Resumen

  • We analyze traditional community initiatives in building and managing temporary check-dams 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.