water shed management

1. WATERSHED MANAGEMENT
• Watershed
• is defined as a geohydrological unit draining to a
common point by a system of drains.
• All lands on earth are part of one watershed or other.
• Watershed is thus the land and water area, which
contributes runoff to a common point.
• It carries rainwater falling on it drop by drop and
channels it into soil, rivulets and streams flowing into
large rivers and in due course sea.
Adv:
• Environmental friendly
• Saves time and money

2. WATERSHED MANAGEMENT
• It involves management of land, water, energy and
greenery integrating all the relevant approaches
appropriate to socioeconomic background for a
pragmatic development of a watershed
• Greening of the watershed through proper
management of land water and energy resource.

3. Watersheds

4. Objectives of watershed management
• To conserve soil and water
• To improve the ability of land to hold water
• For rainwater harvesting and recharging
• To manage and utilize the runoff water for useful
purpose
• To rehabilitate the deteriorating lands
• To arrest the depleting of water table
• To enhance the ground water recharge