What are the benefits of implementing the ‘Integrated Watershed Development Programme’?
- Prevention of soil runoff
- Linking the country’s perennial rivers with seasonal rivers
- Rainwater harvesting and recharge of the groundwater table
- Regeneration of natural vegetation
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Detailed Explanation:
✅ Statement 1 – Correct: IWDP focuses on soil and moisture conservation, implementing measures like contour bunding, terracing, and vegetative barriers that effectively prevent soil runoff and erosion.
❌ Statement 2 – Incorrect: IWDP does not involve interlinking of rivers; it works at the watershed/micro-watershed level for localized water management. River interlinking is part of the separate National River Linking Project.
✅ Statement 3 – Correct: IWDP promotes rainwater harvesting structures like farm ponds, percolation tanks, check dams, and nala bunds that enhance groundwater recharge and increase the water table.
✅ Statement 4 – Correct: IWDP emphasizes afforestation, pasture development, and restoration of degraded lands, leading to regeneration of natural vegetation and improved ecological balance.
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