Project Objectives

The main objectives of PMKSY-Watershed Development Component are as follows:

• Substantial creation of various water bodies, ground water recharging structure for increasing irrigation potential.
• Enhancing land productivity.
• To combat massive soil degradation, erosion.
• Rural employment generation.

Other Key features of PMKSY-WDC(erstwhile-IWMP) programmes are:

• Delegating powers to the States for sanctioning and implementation of projects.
• Dedicated institutions of multi-disciplinary professionals at national, state and district level.
• Project duration has been made flexible into 3 distinct phases to expand the scope.
• Clustering of small watershed in the range of 1000-5000 ha areas to optimize transaction cost.
• Scientific planning and capacity building for innovative new paradigms.
• Multi tier Ridge to valley implementation with inter departmental coordination and net working emphasized.