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To enhance and strengthen the institutional capacity of the local government system in Kerala to deliver services and undertake basic administrative and governance functions more effectively and in a sustainable manner, the Government of Kerala has formulated Kerala Local Government Service Delivery Project

The Project will benefit all the 978 Grama Panchayats (GPs) and 60 Municipalities in the State. Investments made by the GPs and Municipalities will indirectly benefit the entire population of the State outside the five City Corporation areas. The estimated cost of the Project is Rs 1195.8 crore

Monday, June 19, 2017

Construction of Check Dam
Cherunniyoor Grama Panchayat
Thiruvananthapuram District



Check Dams built on streams/ rivers, stop rain water discharging into the sea or going waste and provide natural fresh water bodies for local use as well as strengthening ecosystems. Check dams also serve to trap sediments, thereby strengthen local bio-diversity and help improve the overall quality of the water. Check dams retains water up stream, so that the water percolates into the ground and recharges the ground water table.

By knowing these advantages, and also due to the constant demand of farmers in the area, Cherunniyoor Grama Panchayat decided to construct Check Dams in their Panchayat. So in 2012-13, they constructed a check dam at Kuttiayal Agricultural land. It was mainly implemented for irrigation purposes.

The beneficiaries of the project are around 300 families. Traditional farmers and others are depending on the scheme for their agricultural productivity. Apart from agricultural productivity, Check Dam enhanced groundwater replenishment in the nearby areas. The entire cost of Rs. 80848 was met from Performance Grant.

Again in 2014-15, the Grama Panchayat took another project of Check Dam across Velliyazhchakkavu stream with a Performance Grant of Rs.145000. About 500 people including farmers are benefited from this project. 

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