Brief discussion on wetlands

1. Watershed
AYUSH CHANDORE
BE12B007

2. Definition :
 A watershed is an area of land that catches rain water or snow and
drains or seeps into a marsh, stream, lake or groundwater.
 Watershed works as precipitation collector.
 The word Watershed came from North America, in other parts of
world it is known as Catchment Area or DrainageBasin.

4. Factors effecting watershed efficient :
Precipitation :
amount of rain or
snow fall in that
area.
Infiltration
water
soaks/infiltration
through soil,
mostly
recharge
groundwater.
Evaporation.
Transpiration :
water absorbs
from roots for
plants/trees.
Storage : reservoir
capacity and
numbers.
Usage by people.

5. Benefits Of Watershed
1. Human Health : Water for human usage i.e. drinking etc. also helps
to impact of climate change more easily by cooling area &
absorbing green house gases emission & provides natural area for
people to keep active & recharge our batteries.
2. Ecological Health : It conserves water, promotes streamflow,
support sustainable streams, river, lakes & groundwater sources,
enable healthy soil for crops & livestock & also provides habitats for
wildlife & plants.
3. Economical Health : Watershed provides energy & supplies water
for agriculture and industries & households, also manages drought,
contributes tourism, fisheries & mining industries.

6. Integrated watershed management
(IWM)
It is process of managing human activities and natural resources on a
watershed basis

7. Integrated watershed management
(IWM) structure.
Get to know
watershed
Land uses.
Issues &
threat.
Physical
characteris
tic.
Ecological
function.
Water
budget
etc.
Local
issues
Climate
change.
Threatened
fisheries.
Drought.
Land use
change.
Develop
strategies &
plans to
address issues.
Climate
change
strategies .
Natural
heritage
strategies.
Source
protection
plan

8. Implement
action
locally
Water
conservation.
Rural water
quality.
Green
onfrastructure.
Low impact
development.
Monitori
ng.
Monitor report & update all plans & strategies to address new issues
chaining land use or new management approves.