The government has constituted a committee to carry out a feasibility study and conclude if Kolhapur-Type (KT) weirs or cement weirs can be constructed instead of earthen Dams.
According to the official, the panel will conduct a study to ascertain if construction of weirs, both upstream and downstream, at dam sites of rivers helps to store water and recharge groundwater at different levels. It will examine the cost and efficiency of raising the structure and estimate the amount of land that can be brought under cultivation.