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arihant current affairs magazine
Buy and subscribe here arihant current affairs magazine published this article page no 33 watershed management basically refers to efficient management and conservation of surface and groundwater resources. it involves prevention of runoff and storage and recharge of groundwater through various methods like percolation tanks recharge wells etc. however in broad sense watershed management includes conservation regeneration and judicious use of all resources – natural like land water ...
arihant current affairs magazine
Buy and subscribe here arihant current affairs magazine published this article page no 34 the central and state governments have initiated many watershed development and management programmes in the country. some of these are being implemented by nongovernmental organisations also. haryali is a watershed development project sponsored by the central government which aims at enabling the rural population to conserve water for drinking irrigation fisheries and afforestation. the project is b...
arihant current affairs magazine
Buy and subscribe here arihant current affairs magazine published this article page no 34 through peoples participation. tamil nadu has made water harvesting structures in the houses compulsory. no building can be constructed without making structures for water harvesting. watershed development projects in some areas have been successful in rejuvenating environment and economy. however there are only a few success stories. in majority of cases the programme is still in its nascent stage. ...
arihant current affairs magazine
Buy and subscribe here arihant current affairs magazine published this article page no 35 rain water harvesting is a method to capture and store rainwater for various uses. it is also used to recharge groundwater aquifers. it is a low cost and eco-friendly technique for preserving every drop of water by guiding the rain water to bore well pits and wells. rainwater harvesting increases water availability checks the declining ground water table improves the quality of groundwater through di...
Red magazine
Red magazine Published this article page no 41 ralegan siddhi is a small village in the district of ahmadnagar maharashtra. it has become an example for watershed development throughout the country. in 1975 this village was caught in a web of poverty and illicit liquor trade. the transformation took place when a retired army personnel settled down in the village and took up the task of watershed development. he convinced villagers about the importance of family planning and voluntary labour preventing open grazing felling trees and liquor prohibition. voluntary labour was necessary to ensure m...