Watershed Management in Rural Area ? A Case Study

Shivraj G Patil, Abhaykumar S Wayal

Abstract: Watershed management plays a vital role in reducing soil erosion and water conservation. Several districts in coastal Maharashtra face the perennial problem of water shortage despite of getting heavy rains during the monsoons. Lack of water is a particularly acute problem during the months after the monsoon season. Raigad is one such district, where a number of villages and hamlets inhabited by adivasis or tribal?s face acute water shortage leads to many health and socio-economic problems. Also because of lack of knowledge at village level causes the water scarcity. This study aim to cater the water scarcity by implementing watershed management practices.

Keywords: watershed, water scarcity, perennial, soil erosion