The main objectives of the program/wsm

ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES
Lesson 25: Water conservation

The main objectives of the program/wsm

  1. To generate data on hydro-meteorological, soil, nutrients and process related parameters at small watershed level in different agro-ecological zones of the country through instrumentation.
  2. To carry out modeling studies on watershed hydrology.
  3. To improve the level of production and its sustainability
  4. To conserve resources and use judiciously the developed resources
  5. To assess the impact of on-site and of site management structures for soil and water conservation. Under the program a pair of treated and untreated small water sheds (about 10-sq.m) have been selected in the following regions:
    1. Dudhi and bewas watersheds of tawa basin in raisen district of Madhya Pradesh.
    2. Johri and jhanwar watersheds of lonibasin in jodhapur district of Rajasthan.
    3. Paykkar watershed in attapady region of palghat district of Uttar Pradesh.
    4. Chandrabhage gash and danda watersheds in garhwas district and Uttar Pradesh.
    5. Two micro watersheds in the loktak lake basin and Manipur.

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