Ladakh has launched India's first rock check dam on the Indus River. This innovative structure uses riverbed stones to slow water flow and create storage. The project aims to boost water availability for farmers in the cold desert region. More such dams are planned. Another initiative is restoring barren land using canal water.

Vinai Kumar Saxena inaugurated Ladakh’s first Rock Check Dam on the Sindhu River in Leh under the ‘Sindhu Jal Samriddhi Abhiyan’. Built using interlocked riverbed rocks instead of…

The rock check dam, built over the Indus river, 44 km from Leh, at an altitude of 11,400 feet, has been conceptualised by the LG as an eco-friendly, cost-effective and a…