WATERSHED DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMME

• It aims at increasing soil and moisture conservation and productivity of the degraded land, and thereby increase the income of people.
• The programs seek to promote the overall development of the project area while maintaining a special focus on the weaker sections.
• With the implementation of the watershed programs, several outcomes have been expected
  • The income of the families living in the watershed area doubles
  • Reduction in infant mortality rate by less than 50%
  • Increase in school enrolment by at least 50%
  • Availability of clean drinking water to every family
  • Increase in land and water productivity by at least 25%
• Prior to the implementation of the watershed programs, the village dwellers have to ensure that
  • Encroachments on the gaucher land are cleared
  • 100% enrolment of children in schools
  • 50% participation of women for all village-level decision making
  • Convergence of all other schemes at the gram sabha level
  • Conflict resolution at gram sabha level
  • 100% immunization of children