Water management plan at village level: A case study of Ibrahimpur Masahi Gram Panchayat (Dist. Hardiwar)

Abstract

Water Management Plan has been developed for better utilization of village land and water resources of Ibrahimpur Masahi village (Bhagwanpur Block, district Haridwar, Uttarakhand).The baseline data pertaining to village population, livestock and crop acreage was collected primarily from the revenue Dept., Govt. of Uttarakhand. Various hydrological field investigations (soil characteristics, water quality, ground water level, etc.) were also conducted in the study area for this study. The water budgets as per the existing and proposed practices were estimated and compared water savings for the village. The Plan considers effective utilization of land, water and other available natural resources. Additional water availability through water conservation measures facilitates livelihood opportunities.