integrated watershed management programme – v - tawdeva
integrated watershed management programme – v - tawdeva
integrated watershed management programme – v - tawdeva
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INTEGRATED WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME <strong>–</strong> V<br />
IWMP (2010-2011)<br />
Watershed is defined as a hydro-geological unit of area from which the rainwater drains through a<br />
single outlet. Watershed development refers to the conservation, regeneration and judicious use of all<br />
the natural resources (like land, water, plants, animals) by human beings. Watershed Management<br />
brings about the best possible balance between natural resources on the one side and human beings on<br />
the other. Human beings and the ecology are interdependent. The changes in the environment directly<br />
affect the lives of the people depending on it. A degraded environment means a degraded quality of life<br />
of the people. This degradation can be tackled effectively through the holistic development of the<br />
<strong>watershed</strong>. A <strong>watershed</strong> provides a natural geo-hydrological unit for planning any developmental<br />
initiative. The approach would be treatment from “ridge to valley”.
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