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[[Image:Bund.JPG|thumb|right|300px200px| Near a bund wall. Photo courtesy of [http://www.google.com/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=9&ved=0CGsQFjAI&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.arcworld.org%2Fdownloads%2Fsmart%2520water%2520harvesting.pdf&ei=NXNzT7CYEIiTiQKdxviYCw&usg=AFQjCNECS9O4gaRRQadp5dd4B5RDPxTwQA&sig2=QwWuUbra7my8Dpq5c_0baw ''Smart Water Harvesting Solutions]]]
[[Image:TrapezoidalBund.JPG|thumb|right|300px| Shape of a trapezoidal bund system with slope direction down. <br> Drawing: [http://www.fao.org/docrep/U3160E/u3160e07.htm#5.6%20trapezoidal%20bunds FAO: Water Harvesting.]]]
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| valign="top" | - Can assist recharge of shallow wells <br>
==Construction, operations and maintenance==
[[Image:contourStonebund.JPG|thumb|right|300px200px| Contour stone bunding on a hillside. <br> Drawing: [http://www.saiplatform.org/uploads/Modules/Library/SAI%20Technical%20Brief%205%20%20The%20Importance%20of%20Soil%20to%20Water%20Use.pdf Water Conservation Technical Briefs.]]][[Image:stonebund.JPG|thumb|right|300px200px| Details of a stone bund.<br> Drawing: [http://www.saiplatform.org/uploads/Modules/Library/SAI%20Technical%20Brief%205%20%20The%20Importance%20of%20Soil%20to%20Water%20Use.pdf Water Conservation Technical Briefs.]]]
Local people should have a good degree of control in programme implementation, and the focus should be on appropriate techniques that can be operated and maintained using local resources. However, social/institutional constraints are not the only (or even primary) concern when building bunds – technical considerations are often overlooked. A few lessons learned are listed here which might apply generally: