SHARMA, J.C.THAKUR, NITESH2017-05-082017-05-082014http://krishikosh.egranth.ac.in/handle/1/5810010736ABSTRACT Study entitled “Assessment of watershed interventions on water resources, soil properties and production systems of some micro-watersheds of Nalagarh block of district Solan of Himachal Pradesh” was conducted during 2013-14 to evaluate integrated watershed management programme (IWMP-II) covering an area of 6947 ha in Nalagarh block of Solan district of Himachal Pradesh. Three micro-watersheds namely Badhokhari (1A2A2O2c), Baila (1A2A2O2b) and Matuli (1A2A2O1c) of Kawaj khad sub-catchment with an area of 2276 ha were randomly selected from six micro-watersheds of IWMP-II to assess the impact of watershed interventions after one year completion of project on water resources, production systems, socio-economic status and fertility status. The sex ratio (859) in the micro-watersheds was lower than both state and national level but literacy rate (78%) was lower than state level but higher than national level. Most of the respondents (50%) in all micro-watersheds were resource poor and marginal land holders. Water resources were developed by making five kaccha ponds in Badhokhari and Baila micro-watersheds which created additional irrigation potential of 1.17 ha. Intervention through the introduction of Kanchan variety of maize increase the productivity by 1.6 q/ha and there was increase in cultivated area under vegetables. Distribution of seedlings of suitable varieties of fruit crops encouraged the farmer towards horticulture sector and brought new area of 0.89 ha under different fruit crops in the micro-watersheds. Good quality feed making interventions in dairy sector increased on an average half a litre of milk production per day per milch animal. New livelihood activities like poultry and piggery and five SHGs for agricultural, horticultural, dairy, piggery and poultry were created in the micro-watersheds which led to increase in community participation and household income of the watershed inhabitants. Soils in the micro-watersheds were slightly acidic to slightly alkaline in reaction, low to medium in OC, low in available N, high in available P and medium in available K. The nutrient index of OC was medium (<1.88) and that of available N, P and K was found to be in low (1), high (3) and medium (2) categories, respectively.enThesis