The water-harvesting structures constructed in six villages to provide irrigation and agriculture sustainability in the area have proved to be a bane for villagers as the dams have not been desilted since their inception.
Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/silting-spells-doom-villagers
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/tribune-new-delhi
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/ropar
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-harvesting
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dam-failure
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/dam-safety
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-supply
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/punjab
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/gurdaspur