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Watershed Management - 5 Components & 4 Landmarks (Special Focus on India)
Watershed Management (Special Focus on India)
What is Watershed? Its Formation
Need for Watershed Management
Components of Watershed Management
Objectives of Watershed Management
- Conserve moisture
- Prevent soil erosion
- Control problems of drainage, salinity, & alkalinity
- Control floods
- Collect surplus run off
- Recharge ground water or increasing water table in wells
- Improve main & on-arm irrigation systems for higher productivity
- Rehabilitate degraded lands; restore productivity & hydrologic function of degraded lands
- Protect soil & water resources
- Enhance water quality
Approaches to Watershed Management
Development of Watershed Programs in India
Landmarks in Watershed Management – India
- Integrated Watershed Management Program (IWMP)
- National Watershed Development Project for Rainfed Areas (NWDPRA)
- Watershed Development Project in Shifting Cultivation Areas (WDPSCA)
- Watershed Development Fund (WDF)
Major Contributions
- Increase in groundwater recharge
- Increase in number of wells and water bodies
- Enhancement of cropping intensity
- Changes in cropping pattern
- Higher yields of crops and reduction in soil losses
Case Studies
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