There was fear and panic among residents of Mbuyu Sub-Location, Gwa Kung'u in Nyandarua County after a newly-built public dam burst its banks on Tuesday following a heavy downpour.The 100,000 cubic metres Karai dam built by the National Irrigation Board (NIB) broke its banks but, luckily, drained its water into an adjacent colonial
check dam thus averting disaster.
Summary: Chief Minister informed the state assembly that a panel had been constituted and it would soon submit a report on whether the collapse of the
check dam had caused the destruction in the region
The
check dam pond water balance indicates the volume of spilled water, potential water to percolate into the soil, and the amount of water to be stored in the pond.
Projects include the the Qaus
Check Dam 1, which is 152m long and 15m high, has a capacity of 2.3 million cubic metres of flood water, and the Qaus
Check Dam 2, which has a capacity to hold 1.16 million cubic metres of floodwater.
The projects visited by the minister included Qaus
Check Dam 2, which has a capacity to hold 1.16 million cubic meters of floodwater.
Their topics include a global and historical introduction to traditional uses of
check dams,
check dams in the torrent control practice in small mountainous catchments, managing stream morphology with
check dams, filtering-retention
check dam design in mountain torrents, induced morphological changes affecting the stability of
check dam systems, local scouring at
check dams in mountain rivers, and upstream and downstream effects of
check dams in braided rivers in the Central Pyrenees.