Man and environment are interdependent. It is basically the area of survival of the community living within it and drawing its sustenance from it. In resource fragile areas these demands and the claims on the environment are enormous. Any change in the surrounding environment directly affects the people living therein. A degraded environment results in a degraded quality of life of the people and environmental degradation does not recognize administrative and political boundaries (e.g. village, taluka or block etc.). Hence a watershed provides a natural environmental unit for planning the developmental initiatives. It is a scientifically proven method for insitu soil moisture and water conservation.
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