Impact Assessment of Watershed Development Programme in Shivalik Hills: Impact Assessment of Watershed development Programme - Couverture souple

Singh, Narinder Deep; Singh, Jasbir

 
9783844394894: Impact Assessment of Watershed Development Programme in Shivalik Hills: Impact Assessment of Watershed development Programme
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 3844394893 ISBN 13 : 9783844394894
Editeur : LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

India since 1950’s has invested more than Rs. 170 billions (US $ 4 billions) on Watershed Development Programmes covering more than 45 million ha, for improvement of natural resources and promotion of sustainable growth in the areas facing severe soil and moisture stress.But the long history of WDP there are no systematic and large scale impact assessment studies on their performance. Moreover, there is lack of proper indicators and evaluation methods to assess the overall impact of these programmes. In the present book an attempt was made for assessing the impact of Chenani WDP of Udhampur district of J&k state, in terms of resource condition and availability. Both quantitative and qualitative parameters were used for impact assessment of the programme. The lessons learnt from previous (WDP) experiences could be very helpful in making future WDP’s more efficient, economical and sustainable. Therefore, a multilateral approach with qualitative and quantitative indicators like carrying capacity, soil erosion level, people's participation were used for measuring the impact of WDP on natural resources of the study area.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

India since 1950’s has invested more than Rs. 170 billions (US $ 4 billions) on Watershed Development Programmes covering more than 45 million ha, for improvement of natural resources and promotion of sustainable growth in the areas facing severe soil and moisture stress.But the long history of WDP there are no systematic and large scale impact assessment studies on their performance. Moreover, there is lack of proper indicators and evaluation methods to assess the overall impact of these programmes. In the present book an attempt was made for assessing the impact of Chenani WDP of Udhampur district of J&k state, in terms of resource condition and availability. Both quantitative and qualitative parameters were used for impact assessment of the programme. The lessons learnt from previous (WDP) experiences could be very helpful in making future WDP’s more efficient, economical and sustainable. Therefore, a multilateral approach with qualitative and quantitative indicators like carrying capacity, soil erosion level, people's participation were used for measuring the impact of WDP on natural resources of the study area.

Biographie de l'auteur

Dr. N.D.Singh,M.Sc. Agri.Economics(Hons.), Ph.D Economics,Asstt. Prof. of Agri. Econ.,Faculty of Agri.,Khalsa College, Amritsar,Pb,India.He has nine years of Teaching and Research experience with number of research publications to his credit. He has supervised ten students for their M.Sc.(Agric) thesis.

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Éditeur
LAP LAMBERT Academic Publishing
Date d'édition
2011
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
3844394893
ISBN 13 
9783844394894
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
180
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