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Ridge-to-Valley Treatment of Hilly Terrains for Efficient Soil and Water Conservation
Abstract
With an intention to conserve every drop of water starting at the ridge and reduce to a considerable extent both the surface run-off volume and the velocity of water, the ridge-to valley approach seeks to detain, divert, store and use available rainwater. This allows better management of water flowing from the ridge to the valley and ensures conservation of rainwater, which in turn, bring agricultural and economical stability. This approach also helps in strengthening the durability of soil and water conservation structures downstream. This write-up deals with the soil and water conservation activities taken up under ridge-to-valley approach as area treatment and drainage line treatment.
The Watershed management project is dedicated to soil and water conservation as well as livelihood development. This paper summarizes the importance of MGNREGA in watershed management. This is an observational study based on the review of papers and field level experience. Various watershed management structures can be set up under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA), which are extensively discussed here, considering the ridge to valley treatment method. So many natural resource management (NRM) schemes have been included in the guidelines of permissible work for MGNREGA, but some have a less significant impact on watershed management. This paper discusses those schemes which have a high impact on watershed management. The participatory approach of planning and the preparation of a detailed planning report (DPR) for micro watersheds have been conferred here. Impact of “Ushar Mukti Project” in watershed management has been analyzed as a case study. It is identified that the main obstacles to watershed management planning are communication gaps, insufficient Participatory Rural Appraisal (PRA) material, selection of schemes irrespective of land types, etc. The possible solutions to those problems are active participation of the community in the planning process and cooperation between the government and civil society organizations.
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