Soil Conservation and Watershed Management Programs
2.3 Natural Hazard Prevention
Natural hazard prevention programs aim to protect life, property and natural resources from natural hazards. Gully treatment, landslide treatment, torrent control, stream bank protection, conservation pond construction and run-off harvesting dam construction come under the natural hazard prevention program.
Gully control measure using locally available material, Indrayani, Kathmandu
Landslide and Gully treatment, Kulekhani watershed
2.4 Community Soil Conservation and Extension
These programs are intended to raise the awareness level of community members, develop their knowledge, skills and motivate them to participate in SCWM activities. This program includes water source conservation, micro-catchment demonstration establishment, demonstration site management, support in rural soil conservation and income generating activities. Bee-keeping, private nursery, mushroom growing, vegetable growing are the main income generating activities related to land and water resources.
3. Community Mobilization and Empowerment
These programs aim to mobilize and empower the community to implement SCWM activities. Group identification and formation, training / workshop / study tours, conservation education in schools, conservation day celebration, extension material production and distribution come under this program.
Soil Conservation Day Celebration in DSCWM
School students involved in plantation
World Environment Day celebration in Dadeldhura
4. Nursery Establishment and Seedling Production
Nursery establishment and seedling production activities come under this program.
A Nursery: ready to supply seedlings for plantation.
5. Maintenance and Improvement
Maintenance and improvement of conservation activities implemented in the previous years come under this program.
6. Technology Development, Study, Research and Mapping
Applied research, soil/water sample collection/analysis, mapping, various types of testing/study/research and report preparation come under this program.
7. Monitoring and Evaluation
Monitoring and evaluation of physical activities implemented in the field, natural system monitoring, photo point monitoring, progress review meeting and annual report preparation come under Monitoring and Evaluation.
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Ministry of Forests and Soil Conservation
Department of Soil Conservation and Watershed Management
(DSCWM)
