Malavika Chauhan

A perspective of watershed development in the central Himalayan state of Uttarakhand – A paper by Malavika Chauhan

This paper discusses the evolution of watershed development projects and their implementation in Uttarakhand.

Posted on 25 May, 2011 08:23 AM

It traces the historical growth of thinking on watershed in the region, and highlights issues and influences. Impacts and benefits are discussed in relation to sustainability. The review shows that success in these projects is usually isolated, mostly seen in small micro-watersheds with naturally good water harvesting conditions.

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