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 * Check Dams**

Check dams are small dams that reduce erosion and allow sediments and pollutants to settle. A check dam dams up a small river and breaks water flow during the monsoons.You can use logs, stones or sandbags to build check dams. Check dams are used for water harvesting. Its largest benefit is that the nearby groundwater reserves and wells are replenished. Check dams can be temporary or they can be permanent depending on how you build them and what you build them with.



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