If flooding is heavy the
two side spillways can
be opened to increase the
passing capacity of the main
spillway by removing the
timber logs. Each timber
log is 1.60m long. The three
sluice gates can also be
opened.
Upstream and Downstream
Considerations:
The communities living
down and upstream of the
dam were consulted and
their concerns have been
considered.
1.4 Impact of Project in its First Year
THE total area cultivated
increased 11 fold from
450 to 5141 feddans. The
number of beneficiaries rose
to 800 families. Floodwater
reached areas that had not
been reached for almost 40
years previously. Flooding
also enabled soil to regain its
fertility as indicated by the
quality and quantity of crops
produced per feddan.
The expansion of land
suitable for cultivation helped
farmers to diversify crops by
introducing some important
cash crops.
10
Drawings for Shangili
Tobaya Dam
PRACTICAL ANSWERS
TO POVERTY