Question

what is a watershed? what do you mean by watershed management? list all its advantages (atleast 8).

Answer 1

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Watershed is a part of land that because of topography reasons, divided. In the Hydrology, They means a part of land that runoff caused by rainfall or snowmelting comes togather and makes flow in a end of point.
Watershed management emphasises scientific soil and water conservation in order to increase the biomass production.
Advantages:
(i) The main aim is to develop primary resources of land and water.
(ii) To produce secondary resources of plants and animals for use in a manner which will hot cause ecological imbalance.
(iii) Watershed management not only increases the production and income of the watershed community, but also mitigates droughts and floods and increases the life of the downstream dam and reservoirs.
(iv)Water quality is strictly maintained.
(v)Distribution of water is equal and sustainable.
(vi)Protection from flood condition by controlling rain water flow.

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