Village ponds in sohna block of gurgaon district

we have been hearing about the overutilization of groundwater in gurgaon district. we have been hearing fervant appeals by district administration officials and ngos regarding to conserve water(it is a different matter that the appeal maker is usually the one who would be the least sensitive on water issues. if you think i am wrong visit any of the government offices in the district and see the way overhead water tanks are overflowing, government cars are being washed and extremely few offices having a rain water harvesting system)

i have managed to compile a list of village ponds or johads in sohna block. this is the status of these ponds on paper.

a lot of these ponds have been already encroached upon(as you might have seen in the last video of the sukhrali johad in village sukhrali next to NH-8) or are in the process of being enchroached upon. village ponds are extremely low cost and efficient water harvesting systems which our elders knew how to use.

Block Sohna

Name of the village Approx size of the Village village pond/johad
Hajipur 4 acres 1 acre 1 acre
Ghaghonla 1 acre 1.5 acres 1.25 acres 1 acre 2 acres 1.5 acres
Johlaka 2 acres
Badshapur 1 acre 0.5 acre
Nunera 1.5 acres
Kharoda 0.5 acre
Sancholi 1.25 acres 2 acres
Kherla 4 acres
Chuharpur 1 acre 1 acre
Tolni 1.5 acres
Rani ka Sigola 1 acre
Baluda 2 acres
Kulyika 1 acre 1 acre
Karanki Khedli 2 acres 4.5 acres 4 acres
Damdama 1.5 acres 1.5 acres 1 acre
Lakhuwas 2 acres 2.5 acres 2 acres
Bilahaka 2 acres
Silani 2 acres 2 acres 1 acre 1 acre 1 acre 2 acres
Alipur 2 acres 2 acres
Nimoth 1 acre 1 acre
Rahaka 1 acre 1 acre
Dhunela 1 acre 1.5 acres 2 acres
Berka 1 acre
Dhaula 1 acre 0.5 acre
Badshapur Thether 1 acre
Gharatpur Bas 2 acres
Ullawas 1 acre
Behrampur 0.5 acre
Kadarpur 1 acre
Saap ki nangli 0.5 acre
Raisena 1 acre
Mehandwara 0.5 acre
Lohtaki 0.5 acre
Khaika 1 acre
Mohd. pur gujjar 0.5 acre
Khuntpuri 2 acres 1 acre
Sahajawas 1 acre
Ghamroj 1.5 acres

TOTAL NO. OF PONDS : 67