Award for Jharkhand check-dam

The water harvesting structure has become a game-changer among small and marginal farmers who earlier had to depend on only rainfall for kharif crops.

A low-cost check dam model to retain water for irrigation in Jharkhand’s rebel-hit Khunti district has fetched an award of excellence from the Union Jal Shakti ministry.

The award for the bori bandh project through community participation in the participatory water management category was presented to Khunti deputy commissioner Shashi Ranjan at the National Water Innovation Summit 2020 held on a virtual platform in Delhi on Friday.

The award was given by Jal Shakti ministry secretary U.P. Singh. [Readmore]