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Overview of the Activities with Expected Outputs/Outcomes

Task	Activities	Outputs
Identification of watershed	• Discussion with PD, Watershed	• Selection of model MWS and other monitoring watersheds
Preliminary data collection	• Field survey • Field instrumentation • Secondary sources	• Data generation for hydrological modelling, groundwater modelling, crop modelling and validation, and development of DSS
Establishing hydrological monitoring sites	• Site selection • Construction • Procurement of Instruments • Installation of Instruments	• Making sites ready for monitoring. • Field instrumentation is ready for monitoring.
Watershed characterization	• Acquisition of RS data and processing in GIS • Morphometric analysis each MWS for characterisations.	• Thematic maps of watershed geo-morphological features • Morphometric chracteristces of MWS like shape, size, WS stream orders, drainage density, elevation difference, total drainage length, Stream Number (Nu), Mean Stream Length (Lum), Stream Length Ratio (Lurm), Bifurcation Ratio (Rb), Weighted Mean Bifurcation Ratio (Rbwm), Channel Index (Ci) and Valley Index (Vi), Rho Coefficient (ρ), Watershed Perimeter (P), Length Area Relation (Lar), Form Factor (Ff), Elongation Ratio (Re), Compactness Coefficient (Cc), etc
Surface water modeling	• Model selection, Model setup and simulation • Calibration and validation • Application in similar micro watersheds	• Estimation of hydrological fluxes (evapotranspiration, soil moisture, runoff and groundwater) at the outlet and at each LMU
DSS for selection and designing SWC structures	• Development of protocol and programming for DSS • Input of hydrological, geo-morphological, existing structural data • Validation and refinement	• Identification of potential sites for SWC structures • Hydrologic and hydraulic design of soil and water conservation structures
Siting of different SWC & RWH structures	• Identification of suitable SWC measures for arable land. • Identification of suitable SWC measures for non-arable land. • Identification of RWH structures • Identification of DLTs at different stream orders.	• Arable land: Based on soil characteristics, rainfall, Topographic features and LULC suitable SWC measures will be identified and their specifications will be estimated based on volume of runoff to handle. • Non-aarable land: Based on soil characteristics, rainfall, Topographic features,LULC, and amount of runoff to be retained accordingly suitable trenches with intensity will be suggested. • RWHs: Baased on the runoff estimation, catchment-storage-command relationship will be calculated to desigign the farm ponds. Other RWHs including CDs will be selected based on the stream order, stream width and suitability for irrigation etc will be considered for siting CDs etc • Different DLTs will be sitted based on stream orders and degradation status of gullies, utility/purpose,etc will be considered for sitting different DLTs in the WS area.
Groundwater monitoring and aquifer mapping	• Collection of spatio-temporal data of groundwater level, geo-hydrology and groundwater use • Selection of model or methodology for estimation of storage, extraction and recharge	• Estimation of groundwater recharge, extraction and storage • Aquifer mapping
Technical support for preparation of DPR	• Convergence plan of line departments, NGOs and village level committee for implementation • Training and Demonstration • Capacity building programs	• Integrated watershed management plan • Training on use of DSS for siting SWC structures, groundwater development structures, crop selection and crop management • Training on soil, land, water and crop management practices • Strengthening of research and infrastructure development • Knowledge and skill improvement of researchers, students, line department officials and farmers • NGO and local field functionaries