Abstract:
The overall objective of watershed managementisto utilize natural and human resources in order to achieve specific social and biophysical objectives. Generally, this concept is applied to upstream catchment in a river basin. Watershed management has often been confined as soil and water conservation program. Therefore a watershed management program is needed not only for controlling adverse effect on downstream areas due to human interference in the catchment but also to meet food requirement. Watershed management contributes in increasing productivity ;+,, t'iwironmental security-the ecological balance between man and the environment....
