Rejuvenation in Bundelkhand: How an upland watershed got its ground water back
Resource ID
18712
Access
Open
Contributed by
B.Muralidhar
Topics
Natural resource management, Water management
Systems
Farming Systems, Livelihood Systems
Locations
Asia, India, Uttar Pradesh
CSR Activity
Yes
Global Date
18 Feb 21
Title
Rejuvenation in Bundelkhand: How an upland watershed got its ground water back
Keywords
Bundelkhand, ground water, Watershed,Doubling Farmers’ Income, Rainwater harvesting, Haveli system, Land degradation, Water scarcity, Upland poverty
Language
English
Size of PDF
813 kB
Author/Key contact
Dr Kaushal Kishor Garg
Story Source
https://wle.cgiar.org/thrive/2021/02/15/rejuvenation-bundelkhand-how-upland-watershed-got-its-groundwater-back
Publishing Location
Global
Story Lead Center
ICRISAT
Type
Science
URL/Link
https://wle.cgiar.org/thrive/2021/02/15/rejuvenation-bundelkhand-how-upland-watershed-got-its-groundwater-back
Description
Watershed management is nothing new in India, where more than $14 billion has been invested since 1990 to solve the connected problems of land degradation, water scarcity and unproductive agriculture. Public programs have even made a push to repair and maintain havelis in the last two decades, although the impact was short-lived due to frequent breach. The shortfall has also been in monitoring and understanding the impact of such efforts – on hydrology, water balance, upstream–downstream trade-offs, land use and livelihoods. Where most watershed planning has been based on assumptions about these factors, the new study looked at five years of substantial evidence.
New ICRISAT Research Programs
Asia Program, ICRISAT Development Centre
Date (Date published/released/created if known)
18 Feb 21
CGIAR Research Program
Water Land and Ecosystems
