Figure 12. A huge quantity of stone was thrown into the reservoir in the past 20 years. Foreman Ali Aqil serves as scale, 19-9-2015.
Figure 16. Removing stones from sediment basin 1, 19-10-2015.
Figure 17. Sediment basin 2, stone removal, part 1. 19-10-2015
Figure 28. While stones were being removed, another part of the team began removing the soil using buckets and ropes. The strategy was to remove the thinner layers from the edges where bedrock was higher to isolate the deeper and thicker layer in the middle. This and the following 20 photographs show the soil ‘melt’ away until the final remnant is removed from the deeper center. 20-10-2015
Figure 44. After overnight showers a rain-slicked floor made the work challenging. 9-11-2015.
Figure 33. NE corner 2. Full buckets ‘flew’ up rapidly, and mounds of soil accumulated. 1-11-2015.
Figure 18. Stone removal part 2. 19-10-2015
Figure 36. Each of two teams marked off squares for removal. 4-11-2015
