Demographic Development Pre and Post Watershed Development of Model Watershed Village Hivrebazar in Nagar Tahesil

Water is basic natural resource on the earth for all living organisms including mankind and for development and survival of plant community. People generally say “no water no life”. Water is necessary for every-day life. Availability of water motivates development and absence of water leads to destruction. Recently man has exploited this resource very fast through various activities which had led to quantitative and qualitative deterioration of water resource. As a result, the world has become a hot spot of water crisis.

This quantity of water resource is very high on the earth but only small quantity is useful for mankind. As global population is increasing rapidly, accordingly demand of water for various purposes is increased. This situation is further aggravated by climate change. The changes made by human community demanding water and the uneven distributions of water in nature have made the problem of water resource worst. In the world many more rain fed areas are the hotspot of food insecurity, soil degradation, water sacristy, poverty, out migration, malnutrition and poor social economical and demographical development.

Demography is a science of population which reflects the various characteristics of population in an area. Watershed development leads demographic changes. Watershed development is not only soil and water conservation but also change in overall development of the rural area. Watershed management is not so much about managing natural resources but about managing human activity as it affect these resources. In this way to access the impact of watershed development on demographic characteristics is important.