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Water Portal / Rainwater Harvesting / Groundwater recharge / Check dams (gully plugs)

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|text1= '''Effects of drought''': Lower crop yields. <br> '''Underlying causes of effects''': Less water to crops. <br>'''To increase resiliency of WASH system''': Drought-resistant & fast-growing crops; Diversify livelihoods of farmers.

|heading2=Drought effects on cement

|text2='''Effects of drought''': Badly made concrete and cracked linings (e.g. in tanks, dams, waterways, wells, and other structures). <br>'''Underlying causes of effects''': Less water used for curing; Impure water used for mixing. <br>'''To increase resiliency of WASH system''': Ensure adequate mixing, ratios, purity of ingredients; Minimize water content in mixture; Ensure adequate curing.

|heading3= Floods

|text3= With intense rain events, see if the check dam is still managing flow from its center. If it is not, the dam could crumble, rendering it ineffective, and will need rebuilding.

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