New Delhi/ Dehra Dun: The Centre has issued new guidelines to boost productivity under the watershed management development programmes (WMDPs) in India with special focus on proper utilisation of heavy funds.
Watershed management has emerged as an effective tool to enhance the productivity of agriculture, horticulture, fishery and other livelihood-oriented sectors, which in turn boost the economy of a particular area. But despite heavy funding from the centre and other international donor agencies like the World Bank, the watershed programme has not made much headway in the country.
Through the new plan, each ministry at the centre would set up a central nodal agency comprising experts to ensure smooth flow of funds to district watershed development units (DWDUs) and allocate budgetary outlay among the states by adopting criteria evolved in the guidelines. The nodal agency would ensure suitable system of monitoring, social auditing and impact assessment and support capacity-building programmes.
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