Artist's impression of Mohanpada technology area (David Gandhi)
Dohs are rectangular excavations in seasonal streambeds, which are intended to capture and hold runoff to enhance groundwater recharge, thus increasing water for irrigation from nearby shallow wells. They also collect and impound subsurface flow. Dohs are built in semi-arid areas where rainfall is low and seasonal. The dimension of a typical doh is 1.0-1.5 m deep with variable length (up to 40 m) and width (up to 10 m) depending on streambed section, with an average capacity of 400 m3.
Purpose of the Technology: The excavated material is deposited along the stream banks as a barrier against siltation from surrounding areas. The slopes of the excavation are gentle (an upstream slope of 1:6 or 17% and a downstream slope of 1:8 or 12%) so that water flows into it, and excess water out again, carrying silt rather than depositing it. The sides however are steep, to increase capacity - and would benefit from stone pitching to stabilise them. A silt trap comprising a line of loose boulders is constructed upstream across the streambed. Dohs are generally built in sequence. They may be as close as a few metres apart. Bends in the stream are avoided as these are susceptible to bank erosion.
Establishment / maintenance activities and inputs: The technology is used in conjunction with shallow wells (odees), which enable farmers to harvest the increased groundwater for supplementary irrigation of annual crops- including vegetables such as chilli peppers. Water is pumped out of the wells. In the case study village, Mohanpada, each doh basically supplies an underground source of extra water to one well. Communities together with project staff carry out site selection, and then detailed design/estimates/layout is done with project technical assistance. As a supportive measure the catchment area is treated with gully plugs (small stone checks in gullies). A water harvesting tank (small reservoir or dam) may be excavated above the series of dohs where this is justified by a sufficiently large catchment area/suitable site. The capacity of the tank at Mohanpada is around 600 m3 and thus also has a positive impact on groundwater recharge.
Natural / human environment: Maintenance is agreed through meetings of user groups: manual desilting is planned and repairs of gully plugs also. In summary, dohs are low cost water recharge alternatives for poorer communities, and in this case study, the extra area brought under production has meant that all families that require it, now have access to some water for irrigation.
Местоположение: Ratlam, Mohanpada, Madhya Pradesh, Индия
Число исследованных участков, где применяется Технология:
Пространственное распространение Технологии:
На постоянно охраняемой территории?:
Продолжительность применения Технологии: более 50 лет назад (традиционная)
Тип внедрения/ применения
| Опишите затраты | Единица | Количество | Затраты на единицу (Rupees) | Общая стоимость на единицу (Rupees) | % затрат, оплаченных землепользователями |
| Оплата труда | |||||
| Labour | ha | 1,0 | 225,0 | 225,0 | 25,0 |
| Оборудование | |||||
| Tools | ha | 1,0 | 15,0 | 15,0 | 100,0 |
| Общая стоимость запуска Технологии | 240.0 | ||||
| Общие затраты на создание Технологии в долларах США | 4.91 | ||||
| Опишите затраты | Единица | Количество | Затраты на единицу (Rupees) | Общая стоимость на единицу (Rupees) | % затрат, оплаченных землепользователями |
| Оплата труда | |||||
| Labour | ha | 1,0 | 5,0 | 5,0 | 100,0 |
| Общая стоимость поддержания Технологии | 5.0 | ||||
| Общие затраты на поддержание Технологии в долларах США | 0.1 | ||||
Increased economic inequity in some villages, between those with wells and those without
Increased economic inequity in some villages, between those with wells and those without
Where cultivated
In catchment
