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Watershed Development Programme in Bihar


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1 College of Agricultural Engineering, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa, Bihar, India
2 Tirhut College of Agriculture, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa, Bihar, India
     

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Effective use of land and water is fundamental to growth and sustainable development. The concept of watershed management has evolved to ensure effective use of both natural and social capitals. Thus, the watershed development programmes include land, water, and human resources as essential components. The watershed programme is primarily a land-based programme, which is increasingly being focused on water, with its main objective being to enhance agricultural productivity through increased in situ moisture conservation and protective irrigation for socio-economic development of rural people. It has been essential in a country like India where the majority of the population depends on agriculture and about 60 per cent of the total arable land (142 million ha) in the country is rain-fed. A large portion of the rain-fed areas (65% of arable land) in India is characterized by low productivity, high risk, and uncertainty, low level of technological change and vulnerability to degradation of natural resources. Over the years, the sustainable use of land and water has received wider attention among policy makers, administrators, scientists, and researchers.
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Authors

Rakesh Kumar
College of Agricultural Engineering, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa, Bihar, India
Vivek Dubey
Tirhut College of Agriculture, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa, Bihar, India
Md. Saquib Alam
Tirhut College of Agriculture, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Central Agricultural University, Pusa, Bihar, India

Abstract


Effective use of land and water is fundamental to growth and sustainable development. The concept of watershed management has evolved to ensure effective use of both natural and social capitals. Thus, the watershed development programmes include land, water, and human resources as essential components. The watershed programme is primarily a land-based programme, which is increasingly being focused on water, with its main objective being to enhance agricultural productivity through increased in situ moisture conservation and protective irrigation for socio-economic development of rural people. It has been essential in a country like India where the majority of the population depends on agriculture and about 60 per cent of the total arable land (142 million ha) in the country is rain-fed. A large portion of the rain-fed areas (65% of arable land) in India is characterized by low productivity, high risk, and uncertainty, low level of technological change and vulnerability to degradation of natural resources. Over the years, the sustainable use of land and water has received wider attention among policy makers, administrators, scientists, and researchers.

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