Watershed Management of Unkal watershed, Dharwad district, Karnataka to Enhance Groundwater Resource –A Case Study
2011
Santosh, D.T. | Satishkumar, U. | Shashidhara, N. | Ravikumar, H. | Chayadevi, K.
Recently, Karnataka is witnessing an explosive increase in the development and use of groundwater resource for agricultural and industrial purposes. Hence, now a day's farmer in many parts of state are facing the repercussion of over exploitation of groundwater which clearly depicts the gap between groundwater recharge and ground water usage or pumping rates. Hence the present study is endeavor, to identify such area and to help in guiding the sustainable use of ground water resources development. The watershed management approach is considered as a sound approach for achieving better agricultural development as forges soil and water conservation practices, so that we can achieve sustainable crop production. Present study was conducted in the Gamanagatti (1002 ha) micro watershed which is located at a distance of 12 Km from Hubli city of Karnataka state. The individual farmer adopted different package of conservation practice on their own depending upon the requirement and availability of resources. Five farms were selected in the gamanagatti micro watershed based on prospectus of ground water resources, of imposition of all extent of possible combination farm level water conservation methods and readiness to adopt improved conservation practices and experiment were carried out. The evaluation of water conservation methods are being carried out in terms of physical, social and economic aspects.
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