Malawi economic monitor, February 2024
Watersheds play a crucial role in sustaining the ecosystem, biodiversity, wildlife, agriculture, and human population by serving as the natural resource base for all forms of life. These natural boundaries
Watershed Development
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Rs 3760 cr state share in Bundelkhand package
The Bundelkhand Package of Rs 7266 crore sanctioned by the Government of India for the development of Bundelkhand region falling under Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh includes Madhya Pradesh's share of Rs 3760 crore. Of this share, Rs 2160 crore are earmarked for the schemes under implementation from earlier.
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Estimation of sediment yield and areas vulnerable to soil erosion and deposition in a Himalayan watershed using GIS
Erosion is a natural geomorphic process occurring continually over the earth
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Use of high-resolution IKONOS data and GIS technique for transformation of landuse/landcover for sustainable development
Sustainable development has assumed utmost importance in view of the increasing demands on the finite natural resources due to increasing population and need to protect fragile environment.
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Dynamics of plant bioresources in Western Himalayan region of India watershed based study
The dynamics of plant bioresources including agriculture is different in the hills from those in the plains. The agriculture and forestry are the two major land use types and play an important role in providing food and livelihood security.
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Integration of Bio-Geo spatial database for selected watersheds in Himalayan region
An integrated database has been designed to cater to the data collected by different agencies on various aspects of biological and geophysical data, as part of the coordinated programme on
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Watershed characterization and soil resource mapping for land use planning of Moolbari Watershed, Shimla District, Himachal
Precise characterization and inventorization of soil resource of Moolbari watershed was undertaken using satellite imagery and Survey of India toposheets to generate several layers of maps such as watershed boundary, drainage, soils, land use and land cover, physiography, slope and soil erosion using Geographic Information System technique.
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Regeneration status of tree species in forest of Phakot and Pathri Rao watersheds in Garhwal Himalaya
This paper reports regeneration status of trees in two watersheds namely Phakot and Pathri Rao in Uttarakhand. Seedling, sapling and tree density were greater in Phakot watershed forest than those in Pathri Rao watershed forest. In general, both forests were regenerating, although seedling and sapling population was higher in Phakot watershed forest.
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Evaluation of groundwater resource and estimation of its potential in Pathri Rao watershed, district Haridwar (Uttarakhand)
The present study attempts to delineate aquifers in the piedmont zone of Himalayan foothill region in Pathri Rao watershed, district Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India by using integrated hydrogeologic and geophysical techniques. The geophysical techniques included vertical resistivity soundings, two-dimensional resistivity image profiling and electromagnetic surveys.
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Workshop on integrated watershed management held
KOKRAJHAR, Jan 19
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Islamabad to harvest run-off water
ISLAMABAD: The city managers have evolved a plan for harvesting domestic and rain run-off and initiated several measures to keep water clean by not allowing activities that caused pollution in the catchment areas.