Water Reservoir
WATER RESERVOIR / FARM POND WATER RESERVOIR FOR AGRICULTURE , HORTICULTURE, AND FISHERY Farm ponds are constructed for storage of water in the farmers’ field during rainy season from canals, bore wells, rainfall etc., and to provide life saving irrigation to the crops or orchards during peak / critical stages of summer to save the plants/crops from drying up. These are constructed by excavating the soil and depositing the earth on the banks to form bund. The HDPE geo-membrane sheet lining is laid in the excavated pond to arrest seepage and infiltration losses. Purpose: The purpose of the project booklets is to raise awareness and provide decision support information about t he strategies that need to be emphasized Dry land areas may be characterized by the following features: 1. Uncertain, rainfall-.distributed and limited annual rainfall; 2. Occurrence of extensive climatic hazards like drought, flood etc; 3. Undulating soil surface; 4. Occurrence of extensive and l...