Objective 1: Increasing water holding capacity of Chorhady lake through rehabilitation of banks.

Activities:

1) Preparation of rehabilitation model
The rehabilitation model of the lake will be prepared with the help of technical engineer expert. A consultant will be out sourced for this task. Various consultative workshops and key informant interviews will be done in order to read the view point of the resident communities and prepare the model keeping in view the local context.


2) Preparation of new bund
There is no bund constructed from east side of the lake, resulting larger quantity of stored water use to flow out from this area. 5000 rft new bund up to 5 ft in height will be constructed with 5 feet it width. This bund will be source of the fisher communities to have their access with each other as they are disconnected with each other during rains. Also, the fisher communities will use this bund to be connected with the nearby link road.

In this way this newly constructed bund will, on the one hand, will support in saving the water flow from the lake and, on the other side, will provide as a way to DRR (i.e. fisher communities will use this bund to evacuate and reach to the link road by using this bund).


3) Repair of banks of the lake
The remaining banks of the lake in three sides needs repair (i.e. filling the gaps). The whole bank of the lake will be repaired and all the missing gaps will be properly filled in order to protect the flow of water from lake.

Objective 2: Harvesting rain water through rehabilitation of the lake and mobilization of the communities.

1) Preparation of rain water harvesting plan
A rain water harvesting plan will be prepared with the help of technical consultant. First of all whole calculations will be done about how much water can be conserved in the lake, what will be the role of communities during monsoon period and formulation of groups and assigning tasks to each stakeholder. This water harvesting plan will be shared with all the related stakeholders.


2) Formation of Community Groups to own the rain water harvest model
Community Groups will be formed in each village. They will be properly sensitized and mobilized in order to take lead and ownership of the model once it is constructed. It is anticipated that local communities of 10 targeted villages will own the constructed rain harvest model.

3) Awareness sessions of communities
Total 40 community awareness sessions will be organized on rain water harvest and importance of rain water harvesting along with different rain water harvesting strategies.

Anticipated Results
? On an average, estimated 108,568,944 (10.85 billion) Gallon rainwater is preserved in the lake in one year
? Chorhudy lake is rehabilitated through de-silding and enhancement of the banks
? Livelihoods of 3000 fisher communities are revived.
? 6500 feet long new construct bund is available wich will help as DRR measure especially in evacuation and rescue operations during floods in the area.
? Safe abode for thousands of the migratory birds.
? Decrease in the saline water table.
? Decrease in the sea erosion/intrusion.