- Prevention of soil runoff
- Linking the country’s perennial rivers with seasonal rivers
- Rainwater harvesting and recharge of groundwater table
- Regeneration of natural vegetation
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
(a) 1 and 2 only
(b) 2, 3 and 4 only
(c) 1, 3 and 4 only
(d) 1, 2, 3 and 4
Answer: (c)
Watershed is defined as a hydro-geological unit of area from which the rainwater drains through a single outlet. Watershed development refers to the conservation, regeneration, and judicious use of all the natural resources (like land, water, plants, animals) by human beings. Watershed Management brings about the best possible balance between natural resources on the one side and human beings on the other. The Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP) is implemented by the Department of Land Resources of the Ministry of Rural Development.
Option (c) is correct: The main benefits of the Integrated Watershed Development Programme are: y Restoration of the ecological balance by harnessing, conserving and developing degraded natural resources such as soil, vegetative cover and water.
O Prevention of soil erosion.
O Rainwater harvesting.
O Recharging of the groundwater table.
ORegeneration of natural vegetation. This enables multi-cropping and the introduction of diverse agro-based activities, which help to provide sustainable livelihoods to the people residing in the watershed area. The National River Linking Project (NRLP) formally known as the National Perspective Plan, envisages the transfer of water from water ‘surplus’ basins where there is flooding to water ‘deficit’ basins where there is drought/ scarcity through inter-basin water transfer projects. The National River Linking Project (NRLP) formally known as the National Perspective Plan, envisages the transfer of water from water ‘surplus’ basins where there is flooding to water ‘deficit’ basins where there is drought/ scarcity through inter-basin water transfer projects.