India
is a vast country and agriculture is a main source of income for many
people. There has been tremendous researches and advancement in the
technology, but nowadays there are many more challenges, which needs to
be faced. Pests, weeds, and there are many diseases, which harm the
crop.
Principal Secretary, Depts of Agriculture, Horticulture and Food Processing, Government of Madhya Pradesh, Dr. Rajesh Rajora
has written a book, which is known as the “Integrated Watershed
Management: Field Manual for Equitable, Productive and Sustainable
Development”. According to him, effective water management must start at
the watershed level, and that action must be taken in the context of
watersheds. The book is very helpful for small, medium as well as the
big farmers. They will know, how watershed is important in agriculture
and how, they can grow more crops through it.
Storm Water And Its Management
Storm
water is simply the water that results from any type of precipitation
like rain, snow, ice, hail, or sleet. Storm water management is
necessary to increase the chances of getting more crops without any harm
from storm water. This water needs to be managed, as it can damage the
crops and has impurities in it. In order to prevent injury and
destruction to humans, property, and the balanced eco-system, it is
important to control runoff water through storm water management models.
Storm water is destructive and it can lead to:
- Destruction of habitat
- Stream flow hydrograph changes
- Downstream flooding
- Contaminated coastal water, rivers and streams
- Overflows of combined sewer
- Damage to infrastructure
- Stream bank erosion
- Turbidity increases from erosion
Dr. Rajesh Rajora
has been instrumental in formulating, planning and executing watershed
projects in a holistic manner. He has postulated watershed as a unit of
development, rather than just a geo-hydrological unit, thereby evolving
the ‘Jhabua model’ of Integrated Watershed Management.
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