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Criteria for Future Water Harvesting Projects
A survey will be undertaken to decide on new locations for design and construction.
ITDG’s criteria for selection is set along the following lines:
- The appropriate topographic location
- The multi-purpose uses and benefits of building a dam, e.g. providing surface and
sub-surface water for domestic use and irrigation
- The number of people and animals benefiting from the dam
- The cost-effectiveness which refers to the total cost of the dam versus the benefits
and number of beneficiaries
- The simplicity of the design
- The proximity to a water source to ensure access to water for construction. This
point requires careful thinking. It is known that a water source may be scarce where
water is badly needed, but we have experienced that in such cases, the cost of
transporting water is sometimes prohibitive. So, it is important to work out a way of
balancing the contradicting demands.
- The capacity of the dam to meet the interests of communities living up and down
stream of the location
- Widespread community acceptance and support
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