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Floods Controlled by Reclaiming BioDiversityAlong the Kamala River in Sundhuli, Nepal, there used to be davastating floods each year. With the help of USC Canada, the local people came to understand that conservation of resources and good stewardship could lead to controlling the floods as well as providing much needed natural building materials. With two check dams in place on the river and over 80,000 tree saplings planted along the bank |
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| Riverbank grows as grass holds silt. |
Read further about the Kamala riverbank - from causes of the flooding problem through to the solution. See how many hectares of land have been reclaimed and hear about what other villages are doing as a result of this pilot project. Go to USC - Reclaiming DIversity in Nepal - May 2006
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