{"id":1112,"date":"2023-06-21T20:43:30","date_gmt":"2023-06-21T15:13:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/?p=1112"},"modified":"2024-04-03T07:06:57","modified_gmt":"2024-04-03T01:36:57","slug":"q-what-are-the-benefits-of-implementing-the-integrated-watershed-development-programme","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lotusarise.com\/qna\/upsc\/q-what-are-the-benefits-of-implementing-the-integrated-watershed-development-programme","title":{"rendered":"Q. What are the benefits of implementing the \u2018Integrated Watershed Development Programme\u2019?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\" type=\"1\">\n<li>Prevention of soil runoff<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Linking the country\u2019s perennial rivers with seasonal rivers<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Rainwater harvesting and recharge of groundwater table<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Regeneration of natural vegetation<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Select the correct answer using the code given below.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"mcq wp-block-list\">\n<li>1 and 2 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2, 3 and 4 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1, 3 and 4 only<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1, 2, 3 and 4<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Answer: (c) 1, 3 and 4 only<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<h6 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP)<\/h6>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP), one of the Flagship programmes of the\u00a0<strong>Ministry of Rural Development is under implementation by the Department of Land Resources<\/strong>\u00a0since 2009-10 after integrating three area development programmes namely\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Desert Development Programme (DDP)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Drought Prone Areas Programme (DPAP)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Integrated Wastelands Development Programme (IWDP)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The main objectives of the IWMP are&nbsp;<strong>to restore the ecology balance by harnessing conserving and developing degraded natural resources such as soil, vegetative cover and water<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The\u00a0<strong>outcomes are prevention of soil run off, regeneration of natural vegetation rain water harvesting and recharging of ground water table<\/strong>.\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This&nbsp;<strong>enables multi-cropping and the introduction of diverse agro based activities,&nbsp;<\/strong>which help to provide sustainable, livelihoods to the people.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The program is being implemented in all the states of the country and is&nbsp;<strong>financed by the central and state governments<\/strong>&nbsp;in the ratio of&nbsp;<strong>90:10<\/strong>.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>In 2015, the IWMP along with On-Farm Water Management (OFWM) scheme and Accelerated Irrigation Benefit Programme (AIBP) was&nbsp;<strong>subsumed into Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY).<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Integrated Watershed Development Programme&nbsp;<strong>does not aim<\/strong>&nbsp;<strong>to&nbsp;link&nbsp;<\/strong>the country\u2019s perennial rivers with seasonal rivers.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_792bd5-9c .kt-block-spacer{height:40px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_792bd5-9c .kt-divider{border-top-width:2px;border-top-color:#eee;width:100%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_792bd5-9c\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Select the correct answer using the code given below. 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