Construction of Check Dam – ADMIP Hooghly

Construction of Check Dam-1 at Harisharpool under Sija-Kamalpur G.P. of Balagarh Block, Hooghly district, West Bengal has been completed. The same was constructed over the ‘Kana-Nodi’ (channel connecting Behula River) for water detention during the dry season to facilitate irrigation required for Agri-horticulture in the surrounding fields as well as for regeneration of the natural fish fauna in the channel. The Check Dam was handed over to the Dhakchara-Gournai WUA after its completion and now it is maintained by the community under the guidance of experts from DPMU, WBADMIP, Hooghly, and Nature Environment & Wildlife Society (NEWS). #WBADMIP #FreshwaterPisciculture #Balagarh #IntegratedFarming #agrihorticulutre #CommunityConservation #Hooghly #FishingCommunity #CultureFishery #conservation #regeneration #ichthyofauna #biodiversity