Impact of Indo-German Watershed Development Program for Socio-Economic Changes: A Case Study of Nagdarwadi Village

Abstract The Indo-German Watershed Development Programme (IGWDP) is an integrated programme are to be conducted for the regeneration of natural resources in which the of watershed is created.It is an integrated program. In general the development civilisation is depend upon the availability of water in its catchment area but day by day population is increases relative to its growth the area under watershed is declined. Use of water from groundwater sources is increased day by day but the infiltration of water is not much was initiated by us. To meet the demand of water scarcity its s need of time that to grow the chances of watershed development. The practice under the Indo-German watershed management project promote community based initiatives in the context with sustainable development practices. For the betterment in the implementation of Indo German Watershed Development Project the National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) gives the opportunity for providing support and funding for the implementation of project. First of all for the better implementation of watershed development is to be carried out in phases such as capacity-building, extensive planning and surveys or assessments to understand the specific needs also challenges of the region. Indo German Watershed Development Programme is being implemented since 1992 in Maharashtra. The impact of Indo-German Watershed Development Programme on Socio-Economic changes of Nagdarwadi village in Nanded District is studied in this paper. Now micro-watersheds under the Indo-German Watershed Development Programme create adequate and sustainable livelihood opportunities for the inhabitants of that area.