Constraints Perceived by Farmers in Watershed Development Projects

The study was undertaken to analyze the constraints perceived by farmers in Bunga and Sukhomajri watershed development projects in Shivalik foothill regions of Haryana. Constraints perceived by the watershed respondents in smooth functioning of projects were grouped into four broad areas viz., general constraints, economic constraints, organizational constraints and communication constraints. Low level of awareness regarding project benefits, local political interference, irregularity in payment of wages, lack of economic motivation, decisions made at higher level without consulting people, lack of demonstration and lack of collective action were the main constraints perceived by the farmers as serious to most serious in implementation of watershed development projects.