For conservation of ground water, the Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) has constr ucted as many as 17 new stop-dams in Rajnandgaon district of Chhattisgarh in last three years.
During the last three financial years, the government had sanctioned construction of 19 stop-dams in the district, against which construction of 17 stop-dams (including seven stop-dams in 2013-14, five in 2014-15 and seven in 2015-16) have been accomplished.
As per information received from officials of PHED, the department has constructed stop-dam in Bhakhari under Dongargaon and Katangikhurd in Khairagarh block in last financial year.
Similarly, three stop-dams were constructed in Paniyajob under Dongargarh block while work is on for construction of stop-dam in Pinkapara under Churiya block and Bhorempur of Chuikhadan block.
likewise, to promote water conservation, stop-dams were constructed in Chowki, Dongargaon and Churiya block in 2014-15 and Rajnandgaon, Khairagarh, Chuikhadan and Churiya block in 2013-14.