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Check Dam at Lumputhoi VEC

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November 24 2021 by Admin

This story of Lumputhoi VEC is a story of inspiration for other villages, which shows how the community support and government programs can bring transformational change in people’s life. Life in village is not easy, especially when people have to struggle for basic necessities like food, water and shelter. This story of village, under Khliehriat C& RD Block was no different. People had to walk miles to fetch sufficient water for their everyday survival. Before the construction of the c heck dam, nearly 38% of the water requirement fulfilled from wells and tube wells.

 More than three-fourth of the villagers requested for the need to build a check dam in the village. This was taken up seriously by Lumputhoi VEC. Despite the Covid-19 pandemic, the council decided to solve this problem through natural resource management, that includes water conservation and rainwater harvesting method. For the construction of the dam, an active participation of 116 job card holders, with most of the women, contributed in 90% completion of the work. Today, the dam is constructed, with a total water capacity of 900,000 litres and is working successfully since FY 2020-2021. This multi-purpose project has been a boon for the villagers, from domestic usage to irrigation, fisheries, and natural resource management, which has readily improved the groundwater level and the cropping pattern in the area.

 Today, people are happy with the construction of this check dam, that has not only solved their basic problem of water availability but has also generated job opportunities for the locals. For this project, a total of Rs 16 lakh got sanctioned generating 3679 workdays for villagers. This story shows that through commitment and intention, one can bring positive change in their life. 



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