This CD contains a GIS (Geographical Information System) database of the spread of and expenditure on watershed development programmes in 3 states of India , viz., Karnataka, Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh. The information is disaggregated to the taluka/tehsil level, and is also broken down by the major watershed development programmes that are being implemented in these states. The GIS-based approach enables easy visualisation of the regional variation in the data.

This database has been put together from government sources and is entirely in the public domain. The database has been built from data provided by different departments in different forms. The teams of researchers involved had to go to different departments and agencies to collect the data. In Maharashtra and MP, they had to go to district and some times sub-district levels and collect and compile the information. There are data gaps, and also incompatibilities between data from different sources. With all its limitations, the compilation of this database is an important step forward because, for the first time, data regarding all watershed programmes are being compiled at the taluka level.

This database may be copied and redistributed, as long as its integrity is maintained, it is distributed in its entirety, the source is acknowledged and no charges are levied by anybody for these copies/redistribution.

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