The North Embankment

The final location of the North embankment is still unclear. There appears to be a high point running along the north side of the basin but it is not as clearly constructed as the south embankment; it looks more like a natural hill.


However, there is at least one low point on this north side shown above at this rice field that is somehow still holding water at the end of the dry season. So, we want to look at this embankment in a way similar to the south. Will it be better to repair the existing embankment or construct an entirely new embankment at a location we choose? Now, if things were easy this would simply be a matter of surveying both locations, performing soil tests and making a decision.


However, the areas outside of roads such as this possible existing north embankment should not be explored without proper clearing and approvals from CMAC. The man shown above lost his leg somewhere close to our site so there is certainly a potential danger.


So we are going to pursue both options at the same time. We will survey and test soil at the existing ox cart path that follows the contours of the basin and at the same time Human Translation will begin working with CMAC to clear the area that appears to be the existing north embankment so it can be surveyed later. Once all of the information is gathered we should be able to choose a final location.