Q: What are the benefits of implementing the ‘Integrated Watershed Development Programme’?
a) Prevention of soil runoff
b) Linking the country’s perennial rivers with seasonal rivers
c) Rainwater harvesting and recharge of groundwater table
d) Regeneration of natural vegetation
The correct answer is 1, 3 and 4 only.
- Integrated Watershed Development ProgrammeÂ
- It is carried out by the Ministry of Rural Development’s Department of Land Resources.
- Utilizing, protecting, and developing degraded natural resources like soil, vegetation, and water are the key goals of the Integrated Watershed Development Programme.
- Prevention of soil run-off; rainwater harvesting and recharging of the groundwater table. Hence, Statements 1, 3 and 4 are correct.
- Increasing crop yield; introducing multiple crops and a variety of agro-based activities; encouraging sustainable livelihoods; and raising household incomes.
- It does not aim to link the country’s perennial rivers with seasonal rivers. Hence, Statement 2 is not correct.
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