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CERTIFICATE
DECLARATION
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
CONTENTS
LIST OF FIGURES
LIST OF TABLES
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
1. INTRODUCTION
THE CONCEPT OF WATERSHED
WATERSHED DEVELOPMENT
NATURE AND SIGNIFICANCE OF WATERSHED
WATERSHED MANAGEMENT
WATER CRADLE OF LIFE
Fig.1.1: The Evaporation Source
Fig.1.2: The Hydrological cycle
WATER FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN THE 21st CENTURY
WATER CRISIS
Fig.1.4: Water Use in High Income Countries
Extent of water utilization
Population and Water requirement
Water Requirements and Lifestyle Changes
Escalating Costs of Water Projects
Water Quality Deterioration
GLOBAL WATER USE
Water and Rural Development
Fig.1.8: Water Use Worldwide WORLD
WATER: FOR THE FUTURE
Fig. 1.9: Government Institutions Concerned with Water
Constitutional Constraints
Financial Constraint
The Right Response
Fig. 1.10: Polluted stretches of rivers in India
RATIONALE FOR WATERSHED APPROACH
2. THE EVOLUTION OF WATER RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT IN INDIA
Table 2.1: Water resources development in historical periodsin India
WATERSHED PROGRAMMES LAUNCHED BY GOVERNMENT OF INDLA
National Watershed Development Project for Rainfed Areas (NWDPRA) Eighth Five Year Plan Period (1992-1997)
NEED OF NWDPRA
Approach and Strategy of NWDPRA
Sustainable Farming System
Village or Community Farming System
Peoples Participation
Concept of Mitra-Kisan and Gopal
Training Curriculum
Training Strategy
Group Activities and Community Action
Policy support
Pattern of Assistance
PROJECT AREAS
PROJECTISATION
3. REVIEW OF LITERATURE
4. KERALA SITUATION
Fig.4.1: India - Kerala
KERALA - SOME BASIC FACTS
Fig.4.2: Major Medium Irrigation Projects and their Command Areas, Canals
Fig.4.3: Kerala - Districts
Table 4.4: Population of Kerala - District wise
Fig.4.4: Kerala Rural and Urban Population - 2001
Fig.4.5: Physiographical Divisions of Kerala
CLIMATE
Fig.4.6: Periyar River
NWDPRA IN KERALA
ORGANISATIONAL SET UP OF NWDPRA
Fig.4.7: State-District Level Watershed Implementing Authority
5. PROFILE OF THE STUDY AREA AND METHODOLOGY
Fig.5.1: River network of Calicut district
MANIPURAM WATERSHED
Fig.5.2: Location Map of Manipuram Watershed
Land Resources
Water resources
Ground water
Vegetative cover
Production System
Bio-Fertilizers
Sericulture
Population
Education level
Infrastructural Facilities
Non-Governmental Organizations
ERIMALA WATERSHED
Fig.5.3: Location Map of Erimala Watershed
Land Resources
Water resources
Vegetative Resources
Population
Marketing facilities
Non-Governmental Organization
OBJECTIVES
HYPOTHESES
METHODS OF DATA COLLECTION
SAMPLING
LIMITATIONS OF THE STUDY
DEFINITION OF THE TERMS USED
Fig.5.6: Need of Evaluation
6. ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION OF FINDINGS
Fig.6.1: Religion-wise Distribution of the Respondents
Fig.6.2: Caste-wise Distribution of respondents
Fig. 6.3: Distribution of respondents by occupation
Fig.6.4: Respondents opinion regarding agricultural development in dry land due to irrigation
Fig.6.5: Dairy Production
Fig.6.6: Distribution of respondents according to their opinion whether NWDPRA helped in providing employment for women
7. FINDINGS AND GENERAL CONCLUSIONS
EVALUATION
SUGGESTIONS
THE SELECTION OF WATERSHEDS
AWARENESS CREATION
INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT THROUGH RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
APPROPRIATE TECHNOLOGY
ENERGY SAVING
CHALLENGES
CONCLUSION
BIBLIOGRAPHY
BOOKS
Articles in Periodicals and Conference papers
Reports
NEWS PAPERS