Bio-engineering practices to control erosion of river embankments in Nepal
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The Churia range in Nepal is the youngest mountain system located in the outskirts of the Himalayas and it is of ecological, hydrological and socio economic importance for Nepal, in particular for the Terai region. Activities such as uncontrolled grazing and forest depletion upstream lead to heavy sedimentation of sand, silt and boulders in river beds, causing subsequent erosion of river embankments by fast flows of water downstream.
The objectives is to strengthen the Kharare river embankments with live barriers to control soil erosion and to safeguard/reclaim productive lands (paddy).