Performance Evaluation of Soil and Water Conservation Constructed Structures in Drought Prompt Areas of Satara, India
Publication: Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities
Volume 36, Issue 6
Abstract
Along with the varied climate, topography, and uncertain rainfall, the ever-increasing population has resulted in lowering the groundwater level by 2 m to 3 m in many areas of the Satara district. The present work focuses on investigating the performance of the constructed structures, which are the initiatives toward the conservation of soil and water in the drought prompt areas. The work was divided into three major stages; the initial stage is about data compilation, the second stage is related to the site investigation and collection of data based on the survey requirements, and finally, the interpretation of the obtained data. From the observations obtained through the field survey and ground-level investigations, it is noted that the soil and water conservation works have made a significant impact. From the survey data, it is observed that the change in local crop patterns along with its increased yield and the lifestyle of people residing nearby highlights the usefulness of the various incorporated initiatives. In the drought prompt areas due to the implementation of such schemes, the groundwater table levels significantly increased. But on the other side, several shortfalls were noticed and reported including manual errors, climatic and seasonal reasons, and site selections based on the selected site studies. Overall suggestions for future improvements in the performance of such constructed facilities are presented through this field investigation.
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Data Availability Statement
Some or all data, models, or code that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
Acknowledgments
Here, the authors acknowledge the support provided by the government departments, including Agriculture, Small Scale Irrigation, Minor Irrigation Zilla Parishad, District Collector Office, Satara, during site investigation and provided timely technical support as and when it was required. It will not be possible without the technical guidance and advisory help of officials of the CTARA department of IIT Bombay and Unnat Maharashtra Abhiyan Initiative (UMA). They encouraged us to carry out this field investigation.
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Journal of Performance of Constructed Facilities
Volume 36 • Issue 6 • December 2022
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© 2022 American Society of Civil Engineers.
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Received: Apr 29, 2022
Accepted: Jun 6, 2022
Published online: Aug 27, 2022
Published in print: Dec 1, 2022
Discussion open until: Jan 27, 2023
ASCE Technical Topics:
- Climates
- Data collection
- Droughts
- Engineering fundamentals
- Environmental engineering
- Field tests
- Geomechanics
- Geotechnical engineering
- Geotechnical investigation
- Methodology (by type)
- Research methods (by type)
- Site investigation
- Soil mechanics
- Soil properties
- Soil water
- Tests (by type)
- Water and water resources
- Water conservation
- Water management
- Water policy
- Water shortage
- Water supply
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