Rip rap

  • Stone pitching with vegetation inter-planted between the stones
  • Usually constructed on the gully floor
  • Reinforces the slope, good drainage
  • Asuro, nilkanda, sajiwan, simali
  • Riprap stone wall can be built at any time, but planting should be done before monsoon.

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Gandhiv Kafle

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Assistant Professor

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Institute of Forestry, Hetauda Campus

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