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Watershed management is the integrated use of land, vegetation and water in a geographically discrete drainage area for the benefit of its residents, with the objective of protecting or conserving the hydrologic services that the watershed provides and of reducing or avoiding negative downstream or groundwater impacts. This Book revealed that the concept of watershed, Implementation of watersheds in India and Andhra Pradesh also it explains various Watershed Programmes implemented in the Study Area and discusses the impact of watersheds on the socio economic life of the respondents

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Dr.K.Rajesh,Department of Sociology,Sri Venkateswara University,Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh, India.He attended several National and International conferences and presented papers.He has many research articles published in national journals to his credit.

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