DHANGADHI: Around 1,517 households from 17 communities in Dhangadi sub-metropolis of Kailali district are pleased as their farm lands, mostly those on riverbanks, have been protected after the adoption of ingenious biological embankment technology.
Maniram Chaudhary, a local, whose land at Bisanpur village was swept away by the flood in Mohana River in 2008 and 2009 is one of them.
However, after the construction of bamboo-based bio-embankments, his land has been protected against soil erosion.
“I did not even believe that such a bio-embankment could protect the land from soil erosion,” Maniram said adding, “Buoyed by the effectiveness, we are planning to install such embankments in other places as well.”
Likewise, locals Bhagiram Chaudhary and Jit Bahadur Chaudhary shared their contentment as how they shielded the land from soil erosion.
Said Bhagiram said, “The bio-embankments turned out to be quite effective in controlling damage to the cemented boulders spur built along the riverside to prevent soil erosion.”
The Dhangadi Sub-metropolitan City in assistance with Mercy Corps and the Red Cross Society implemented the bio-embankment construction project in Bhajani, Chire rural municipality as well as Kailari Rural Municipality under the Disaster Management Program.
According to Kalidas Joshi, Director of the Disaster Management Project, the Kailali Program, the bamboos, and sand-stuffed sacks have been constructed in the first part of the river bank.
A special species of plant known as ‘kaas’ is planted in the second part, he said.
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