Economic Impact of Watershed Management in Kanchipuram District of Tamil Nadu

Abstract : Watershed management is the study of the relevant characteristic of a Watershed aimed at the distribution of its resources and the process of creating and implementing plans, programs, and projects to sustain and enhance watershed functions that affect the plant, animal and human communities with the watershed boundary. It is a term used to describe the process of implementing land use practices and water management practices to protect and improve the quality of the water and other natural resources with a watershed by managing the use of those land and water resources in a comprehensive manner. It emphasizes scientific soil and water conservation in order to increase the biomass production. The main aim is to develop primary resources of land and water and to produce secondary sources of plans and animals for use in a manner which will not cause ecological imbalances. The study illustrates that 58 percent of the respondents were female. The study illustrates that most of the respondents are not benefited with watershed management programme (70 percent).