A pond is a body of standing water that is usually smaller than a lake. It may be cemented or earthen, depending on the site and location. Water ponds serve as a source of water, harvested from runoff or perennial springs.

Check dams generally consist of a vertical barrier constructed on ditches, small streams, channels, and gullies that have often been formed by the erosive activity of water. These structures are commonly constructed using stone, gravel bags, sandbags or masonry etc.

A water reservoir is a natural or artificial place where water is collected and stored for the use of a community or irrigating land, furnishing power etc. Water reservoir may be a small dam or a large dam.

A vegetative, structural, or combination treatment of streams designed to stabilize the stream and reduce erosion is called stream bank stabilization. Stream banks are more susceptible to erosion with running water.

A field spillway is a structure used to provide the controlled release of excess flow of water from field to a downstream area. In the rod-kohi area of southern Districts of KP, the sailaba water from mountains is

In agriculture, a terrace is a piece of sloped plane that has been cut into a series of successively receding flat surfaces or platforms, which resemble steps, for the purposes of more effective farming. This method of farming uses “steps” that is built into the side of a mountain or hill.

Watershed is defined as any surface area from which runoff resulting from rainfall is collected and drained through a common point. It is synonymous with a drainage basin or catchment area. Some watersheds are very small (less than one acre) while other watersheds are very large and may cover thousands of square miles. Any place where you stand can be part of many watersheds of varying sizes.

Water seepage harvesting galleries are sub-surface groundwater collection systems (tanks) with perforated pipes, typically shallow in depth, constructed in a sloppy area. These underground water-collecting tanks can be built alone in a gully or inside a check dam. These tanks will receive seepage water from the adjacent wet soil.

Agronomic low-cost interventions include cover crops like gram, peanuts etc. These crops are locally available and have the ability to cover soil surface, thus protecting the soil from the direct effect of rain drops which ultimately help in controlling soil erosion. We will include such type of intervention in our activities which will improve livelihood of farmers and conserve soil and water.

Sand dune is a ridge of sand created by the wind, found in deserts or near lakes and oceans. Sand dunes can be stabilized by a number of methods in which herbaceous plantation method is the bestone in which these plants are grown at a distance for effective control of sand dunes.

Capacity building or capacity development is the process by which individuals and organizations obtain, improve, and retain the skills, knowledge, tools, equipment, and other resources needed to do their jobs competently or to a greater capacity.

A Tube Well is a device which is constructed to draw ground water contained in an aquifer. Its design varies with the geological conditions of the formation and the purpose for which ground water is to be used. Tube wells are installed to supply water for irrigation and water supply. The required depth of Tube Well depends upon the depth of the water table

A Solar-powered pump is a pump running on electricity generated by photovoltaic panels or the radiated thermal energy available from collected sunlight as opposed to grid electricity or diesel run water pumps.