Watershed Management in Sangave Village-A Case Study

Watershed management plays a important role in minimizing soil erosion and water conservation. Some of districts in costal Maharashtra face the perennial problem of water shortage despite of getting heavy rainfall in monsoons insufficiency of water is particularly acute problem during the month after monsoon season. Ratnagiri is one such district, where a number of village and hamlets inhabited by adivasis or tribal's face acute water shortage leads to many health and socio-economic problems. Also because of lack of knowledge of village level causes the water scarcity. This study aim to cater the water scarcity by implementing watershed management practices.