Moving forward from the conventional method of making check-dams, a rubber check-dam has been constructed at Panathady grama panchayat in Kasaragod district.
It is the first such check-dam in southern India and hasbeen constructed to store water on the Manadukkam-Enrinajalamkode stream in Panathady, says E.P. Rajamohan, special officer, Kasaragod Development Project.