Water Environ Res. 2018 Feb 1;90(2):101-109. doi: 10.2175/106143017X14902968254700. Epub 2017 Jun 7.
This paper presents the biophysical impact of various interventions made under watershed development programs, in terms of the creation of additional water resources, and resultant changes in land use and cropping patterns in the Bundelkhand region of Madhya Pradesh State, India. Both primary and secondary data gathered from randomly selected watersheds and their corresponding control villages were used in this study. Analysis revealed that emphasis was given primarily to the creation of water resources potential during implementation of the programs, which led to augmentation of surface and groundwater availability for both irrigation and non-agricultural purposes. In addition, other land based interventions for soil and moisture conservation, plantation activities, and so forth, were taken up on both arable and nonarable land, which helped to improve land slope and land use, cropping pattern, agricultural productivity, and vegetation cover.
本文从流域开发项目下的各种干预措施所产生的额外水资源的角度出发，介绍了其对印度中央邦本德尔坎德邦地区的土地利用和种植模式的生物物理影响。本研究使用了从随机选择的流域及其相应的对照村庄收集的初级和二级数据。分析表明，在实施这些计划时，主要侧重于创造水资源潜力，这导致地表水和地下水的可用性都得到了增加，可用于灌溉和非农业用途。此外，还在耕地和非耕地进行了其他基于土地的干预措施，以进行土壤和水分保持、种植活动等，这有助于改善土地坡度和土地利用、种植模式、农业生产力和植被覆盖。
