Question

Watershed management is necessary to achieve which of the following objective?

• A. Increase in biomass.
• B. Decrease in biomass
• C. To mitigate drought.
• D. To mitigate flood.

Answer 1

Answer: (A), (C), (D)

To mitigate flood.

Watershed management focusses on conservation of soil and water in a way that increases overall biomass production. Biomass basically means vegetation and associated bio-diversity. The richness in vegetation helps in regulating adversities in availability of water i.e they mitigate both drought and flood conditions.