The paper discusses the extent to which social and economic changes following watershed development have been equitable in Hivre Bazar, western Maharashtra
Watershed development is increasingly seen as the lynchpin of rural development in dryland areas – one that integates sectors and provides the foundation for subsequent development.
The present review hopes to contribute to the process of ensuring that the experiences from the first generation of watershed development are fully understood and internalized
This report reviews the present status of watershed development in Madhya Pradesh for better convergence by carrying out a stock taking exercise and learning from the past
The focus of the report is on situating the watershed programme in context of larger developmental objective of sustainable and equitable livelihoods in rainfed areas
Water resources information and decision support system package (WARIS) is developed over Arc/INFO GIS as a analysis facility and identification of suitable sites for water harvesting is one of them
The study demonstrates the use of spatial decision support system for digitally delineating watersheds in Bankura district and estimating potential water, silt and crop yield from each of them
The paper analyses the response of erosion response model using vegetation density, soil brightness, slope and morphometric parameters for watershed prioritisation in Bajaj sagar sub catchment
A memorandum demanding the scrapping of the proposed Renuka Dam Project in Sirmaur, Himachal Pradesh was sent to the Prime Minister, Union Minister of Water Resources, the Delhi Jal Board, the Central Water Commission and the Ministry of Social Justice today by concerned environment groups as well as representatives of the dam affected communities.
Surat in Gujarat achieves remarkable transformation as one of the cleanest cities in less than two years after the plague of December 1994 due to proper municipal management
The study attempts to quantify geomorphological characteristics and derive land use information for Danda watershed in Tehri Garhwal district using remote sensing digital data
The case study by All India Institute of Local Self Government, of NGO task force in Mangalore deals with civic engagement and transparency for good governance in the city
The study aims to identify natural resources problems and generate locale specific micro-watershed development plans for Shetrunji river basin in Bhavnagar district using remote sensing and GIS