Watershed management is a holistic approach to address the problem of land degradation and to maintain ecological balance. Therefore, the objective of this study was to evaluate the impacts of watershed management programmes in Morni Hills of Siwalik Himalayas, India. A pretested structured questionnaire was administered on 120 randomly selected respondents from eight villages. Data were collected by personal interviews, group discussions and field observations. The respondents were questioned about their perception of different socio-economic, agricultural and livestock and environmental aspects. Descriptive statistics, chi-square test, independent sample t test, one-way ANOVA and satisfaction index were applied for data analyses. The result shows considerable improvements in the socio-economic, agricultural and livestock and environmental conditions. Increased employment opportunities, wages of labourers and per capita income had reduced the poverty and improved the living standard of local community. Increased agricultural productivity and yield had led food security in this area. Approximately 80% of respondents believed that watershed development programmes are prime requirement for the sustainable development. The overall satisfaction level of respondents’ was about 56% by performance of management practices. This lower value of satisfaction level suggests that watershed managers should consider local people’s knowledge about existing problems, their needs and obstacles in application of management practices. It is believed that findings of this study will be beneficial for watershed managers for effective execution of future projects.

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印度哈里亚纳邦 Siwalik Himalayas 流域管理计划的影响评估

流域管理是解决土地退化问题和维持生态平衡的整体方法。因此，本研究的目的是评估印度喜马拉雅山莫尼山流域管理计划的影响。对来自八个村庄的 120 名随机选择的受访者进行了预先测试的结构化问卷调查。通过个人访谈、小组讨论和实地观察收集数据。受访者被问及他们对不同社会经济、农业、畜牧业和环境方面的看法。数据分析采用描述性统计、卡方检验、独立样本t检验、单因素方差分析和满意度指数。结果表明，社会经济、农业和畜牧业以及环境条件。就业机会、劳动者工资和人均收入的增加减少了贫困并提高了当地社区的生活水平。农业生产力和产量的提高促进了该地区的粮食安全。大约 80% 的受访者认为流域开发计划是可持续发展的首要要求。受访者对管理实践表现的总体满意度约为 56%。这种较低的满意度值表明，流域管理者应该考虑当地人对现有问题的了解、他们的需求和管理实践应用中的障碍。