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FINAL REPORT “Implementation of Community Based Activities for Risk Reduction and Mitigation of NaturalDisaster Impacts in the Province of Herat, Western Afghanistan”4.4 Talas villageAfter the cancellation of the intervention planned in Sourestan/Gerdab due to the flood occurred at thebeginning of November, INTERSOS together with UNOPS, representatives of ANDMA and DoA (Departmentof Agriculture) evaluated several options for the implementation of a substitutive intervention.As result of this additional evaluation process, Talas village, placed in Gozarah district of Herat Province,was selected. Here a secondary branch of Hariroud river eroded a substantial part of cultivable lands,destroying the bank of a stream bringing water for cultivation. As result of the erosion, the community ofTalas was suffering of a critical lack of water for the irrigation of lands and the agricultural production wasseriously at risk.In order to reestablish the normal water flow, INTERSOS planned the construction of a 120 meters longprotection gabion wall running on the side of the river as support of the existing soil embankment.The planning of the construction works, the definition of technical specifications and the technical drawingswere arranged by INTERSOS International PM, the PM assistant and the chief engineer in cooperation withANDMA technical office. The management of the working site was assigned to INTERSOS site engineer, whoensured the proper attendance of the workers on site and the adherence to both the technicalspecifications and the working plan.The implementation of the works in Talas proceeded as per work plan, despite the incoming of the winterseason, with a good commitment of the communities and the workers involved. The construction works,started during the first week of December and ended during the last week of the same month, for a totalduration of 3 weeks.The intervention was carried out through both skilled and unskilled workers –on an average 25 workers perday. The activities were managed as per following tree diagram:Karte Parwan, District Four, Kabul - Afghanistanphone: +93 797 551123, e-mail: afghanistan@intersos.org14
FINAL REPORT “Implementation of Community Based Activities for Risk Reduction and Mitigation of Natural Disaster Impacts in the Province of Herat, Western Afghanistan”Talas working site tree diagramKarte Parwan, District Four, Kabul - Afghanistanphone: +93 797 551123, e-mail: afghanistan@intersos.org15
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