Watershed Management: Concept, Principles and Challenges to Improving Productivity, Resources and Livelihoods

Vol. 2 No. 2

Year: 2012

Issue: Mar-May

Title: Watershed Management: Concept, Principles and Challenges to Improving Productivity, Resources and Livelihoods 

Author Name: Vishal Pandurang Kumbhar, Sushma Shekhar Kulkarni , Vidula Arun Swami 

Synopsis: 

 Watershed is not simply the hydrological unit but also socio-political-ecological entity which plays crucial role in determining food, social, and economical security and provides life support services to rural people. The criteria for selecting watershed size also depend on the objectives of the development and terrain slope. A large watershed can be managed in plain valley areas or where forest or pasture development is the main objective. In hilly areas or where intensive agriculture development is planned, the size of watershed relatively preferred is small. This paper describes the concept, principles and challenges in watershed management.