aDepartment of Farm Engineering, Institute of Agricultural Sciences, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi-221 005, Uttar Pradesh
bDepartment of Soil & Water Conservation, Faculty of Agriculture, Bidhan Chandra Krishi Vishwavidhayala, Mohanpur, Nadia-741 252, West Bengal
cDepartment of Agroforestry, Faculty of Agriculture, Bundelkhand University, Jhansi-2841 28, Uttar Pradesh
dNational Research Centre for Agroforestry, Jhansi-284 003, Uttar Pradesh
The study has ascertained the level of societal welfare achieved by the development of Parasai-Chhatpur watershed in Bundelkhad region of central India and has looked into the economics of this project. The study has revealed that after watershed interventions, the expenses on irrigation and labour will decrease, crop productivity will improve and benefit-cost ratio will increase. The economic analysis of different crops — wheat, groundnut, chickpea, sesamum, black gram and maize — cultivated in this watershed area has been presented along with employment generation potential in the area.
Watershed management, Parasai-Chhatpur watershed, societal benefits, economic gains, crop development
