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PREAMBLE

Watershed development programme has been adopted as a tool for development in order to conserve soil and moisture as well as to put the land to use according to their capabilities to improve the overall productivity. Today watershed management is fast becoming a blue print for agricultural development in most of the country. The major objective of the project is to increase and stabilise production of crops forage, fruits, fuel and timber in rainfed areas by introduction of improved soil and moisture conservation measures better crops and land management practices, and afforestation.
 
OBJECTIVES
  • Treatment of non-afable lands for soil and moisture conservation and bio-mass production through afforestation, horticulture and pasture development.
  • Treatment of arable_lands 'for better in-situ soil and moisture conservation and to enhance production through cost effective and replaceable cropping techniques with minimum infrastructure and soil conservation measures.
  • Alternate land use to prevent ploughing of steep slopes and thereby reducing runoff and soil erosion by taking up horticulture, silviculture and silvipasture.

Development of water resources and improve recharge of underground aquifers.
 
WATERSHED DEVELOPMENT

Keeping in view of the conservation, protection and improvement of available arable and non-arable ands, treatment and action plans have been generated and implemented jointly by the concerned sectors in an integrated approach from ridge to valley.

AFFORESTATION

The non-arable lands which are highly eroded in the upper reaches, waste and barren lands within the identified catchment were included under a forestation programme by planting different tree species of local choice and preference. Important species of fodder, fuel, fruit, fibre, green manure etc., are to be planted.

SOIL AND MOISTURE CONSERVATION MEASURES

Realizing the importance of in-site conservation of soil and moisture for better productivity, various conservation measures have been adopted. They are graded bunds, smoothening, land levelling, graded border strips, strengthening of existing bunds, boulder checks, diversion channels and structures like Check Dam, Vented Check Dam, nala bunds and ravine reclamation structures will be constructed. Vegetative measures like Heameta, a gave are also be introduced. Farm ponds are constructed wherever feasible in order to harvest rainwater and are used for multipurpose" activities like pot-irrigation to horticultural plants, fish rearing and other community uses. These soil and moisture conservation measures are directed towards recharge of under ground water, improved use and management of land and water resources in order to increase and stabilize agricultural production and arrest soil erosion.

AGRO-HORTICULTURE

Under the agro-horticultural system a combination of orchard horticulture is practiced with annual crops. The trees will have greater capacity to withstand seasonal drought and provide substantial income to the farmers. Orchards like mango, sapota, pomegranate, papaya, banana, guava, coconut have been tried depending on agro-climatic region and suitability of the species. In addition to fruit crops spices like pepper vanilla also introduced in this district. Fruit crops growing is well adopted by the farmers due to the fact that it can withstand ecologicaladversities and provide economic returns.

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