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Volume II-Annexes Catchment Assessment and Planning Catchment Assessment and Planning for WATERSHED MANAGEMENT VOLUME II - ANNEXES JUNE 2015 A J James | M Dinesh Kumar | James Batchelor | Charles Batchelor | Nitin Bassi Jitendra Choudhary | David Gandhi | Geoff Syme | Grant Milne | Priti Kumar © 2015 The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank Group 1818 H Street NW Washington DC 20433 Telephone: 202-473-1000 Internet: www.worldbank.org All rights reserved 1 2 3 4 14 13 12 11 This volume is a product of the staff of the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/The World Bank. The findings, interpretations, and conclusions expressed in this volume do not necessarily reflect the views of the Executive Directors of The World Bank or the governments they represent. The World Bank does not guarantee the accuracy of the data included in this work. The boundaries, colors, denominations, and other information shown on any map in this work do not imply any judgment on the part of The World Bank concerning the legal status of any territory or the endorsement or acceptance of such boundaries. Rights and Permissions The material in this publication is copyrighted. Copying and/or transmitting portions or all of this work without permission may be a violation of applicable law. The International Bank for Reconstruction and Development/ The World Bank encourages dissemination of its work and will normally grant permission to reproduce portions of the work promptly. Cover Photo: Cover image courtesy of James Batchelor Design & Print: Macro Graphics Pvt. Ltd., www.macrographics.com CONTENTS Acknowledgements v Abbreviations and Acronyms vii Annex 1: Study Terms of Reference 1 Annex 2: Detailed Study Time line 3 Annex 3: Catchment Assessment and Planning: A Strategic Review for India 7 Annex 4: First workshop, Delhi, May 2014 59 Annex 5: Second workshop, Delhi, September 2014 63 Annex 6: Technical Meeting, Delhi, November 2014 67 Annex 7: Final workshop, Delhi, December 2014 69 Annex 8: Technical Note on SWAT Modeling 73 Annex 9: Sample village plan for Kevdi 107 References 115 Contents iii AcKNOWLEDGEMENTS This Report, in two volumes (Main Report and Annexes), presents the findings of a Catchment Assessment and Management Planning Study, which is a major step by the World Bank toward improving the understanding of hydrology issues in watershed management in India, based on a detailed assessment of the Government of India’s Integrated Watershed Management Program. The Report’s findings will contribute to the design of new World Bank supported watershed programs in India as well as the IWMP and the newly-announced PMKSY. Further, the lessons learned in this report can guide hydrological assessments in watershed program development in other regions. This work was funded by the Program on Forests (PROFOR), a multi-donor partnership managed by a core team at the World Bank. PROFOR finances forest-related analysis and processes that support the following goals: improving people’s livelihoods through better management of forests and trees; enhancing forest governance and law enforcement; financing sustainable forest management; and coordinating forest policy across sectors. In 2013, PROFOR’s donors included the European Commission, Finland, Germany, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the World Bank. Learn more at www.profor.info. The Study Team wishes to thank the villagers of Kevdi, Dholisamel, Dungarbhint, Kundal and Ghata in Chhota Udeypur district of Gujarat and those of Bharu, Uddawas and Ismailpur in Jhunjhunu district in Rajasthan for sparing their time to provide information, attend meetings, discuss their water-related development problems and share their insights about their local water resources. This study would not have been possible without their cooperation. We also owe a debt of gratitude to Mr. Shyamal Tikadar, former CEO of the Gujarat State Watershed Management Agency, Government of Gujarat, who provided unstinting support to the our efforts to work in the state of Gujarat, and his teams at Gandhinagar and at Chhota Udeypur. We would also like to express our thanks to all the participants at the workshops, in May 2014 and December 2014, and especially to the technical experts who contributed their suggestions and comments freely: Professor Ashwin Gosain of IIT Delhi, Dr. V. C. Goyal of the National Institute of Hydrology, Roorkee, Dr. P.G. Diwakar and Dr. Durga Rao of the National Remote Sensing Centre, Hyderabad, Dr. Sandeep Goyal of the Madhya Pradesh Centre for Science and Technology, Bhopal and Dr. William Young and Dr. Anju Gaur of the World Bank office in New Delhi. Acknowledgements v Our sincere thanks to Dr. Sandeep Dave, Joint Secretary, Department of Land Resources, Ministry of Rural Development and his team at DoLR, including Mr. Amit Kumar, Mr. Vijay Kumar and Mr. Vaishakh Palsodkar, who made helpful suggestions to keep the study grounded and on track. Finally, we thank Dr. John Kerr (Professor and Associate Department Chair) in the Department of Community Sustainability, Michigan State University, for excellent peer review comments. A J James Charles Batchelor M. Dinesh Kumar Geoff Syme James Batchelor Nitin Bassi Jitendra Choudhary David Gandhi Grant Milne Priti Kumar New Delhi 25 June 2015 vi Catchment Assessment and Planning for WATERSHED MANAGEMENT: VOLUME II - ANNEXES ABBREVIATIONS AND AcRONYMS ADB Asian Development Bank BISAG Bhaskarcharya Institute for Space Applications and Geoinformatics BRGF Backward Regions Grant Fund CDO Central Design Organization CEO Chief Executive Officer CFSR Climate Forecast System CGWB Central Ground Water Board CMA Catchment Management Agency CMP Catchment Management Plan CSWCRTI Central Soil and Water Conservation Research and Training Institute CWC Central Water Commission DDP Desert Development Programme DEM Digital Elevation Model DoLR Department of Land Resources DPAP Drought-Prone Areas Programme DPR Detailed Project Report DST Decision Support Tool DWDU District Watershed Development Unit EPA Environment Protection Agency of the United States Government ET Evapo-transpiration FAO Food and Agriculture Organization FD Forest Department GGRC Gujarat Green Revolution Company GIS Geographical Information System GoI Government of India GP Gram Panchayat Abbreviations and Acronyms vii GPS Geographical Positioning System HRU Hydrological Response Units IAMWARM Irrigated Agricultural Modernization and Waterbodies Restoration and Management ICM Integrated Catchment Management IMD Indian Meteorological Department IRAP Institute for Resource Analysis and Policy ISRO Indian Space Research Organization IT Information Technology IWMP Integrated Watershed Management Programme LULC Land Use Land Cover MCM Million Cubic Meters MDB Murray-Darling Basin MNREGS Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Generation Scheme MoA Ministry of Agriculture MODFLOW Modular (finite difference) Flow Model MODIS Moderate Resolution Imaging Spectroradiometer MoEF Ministry of Environment and Forests MoRD Ministry of Rural Development MWSWAT Map/Window interface for SWAT NBSSLUP National Bureau of Soil Survey and Land Use Planning NRAA National Rainfed Areas Authority NRSC National Remote Sensing Centre NSE Nash-Sutcliffe Efficiency (statistic) NWDP National Watershed Development Programme PET Potential Evapo-Transpiration PIA Project Implementing Agency PMKSY Pradhan Manthri’s Krishi Sinchayee Yojana QGIS Quantum Geographical Information System RKVY Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana RWH Rain Water Harvesting SC Scheduled Caste viii Catchment Assessment and Planning for WATERSHED MANAGEMENT: VOLUME II - ANNEXES SHG Self Help Group SLNA State Level Nodal Agency SoI Survey of India SRI System of Rice Intensification ST Scheduled Tribe SWAT Soil and Water Assessment Tool SWDC State Water Data Centre UG User Group WARIS Water Resources Information System (of the Ministry of Water Resources, GoI) WC Watershed Committee WCDC Watershed Cell cum Data Centre WDM Water Demand Management WEAP Water Evaluation and Planning System Abbreviations and Acronyms ix ANNEX 1 STUDY TERMS OF REFERENCE PROJECT BACKGROUND AND undertake a desk review of the catchment management OBJECTIVES planning aspects of watershed management (1) across major international programmes and products and The Bank’s PROFOR program is supporting India in (2) in India – especially the ‘Integrated Watershed the development of a methodology for landscape Management Programme’ (IWMP) of the Ministry of level catchment assessment/planning for watershed Rural Development, Government of India, but also ‘best management. The draft methodology (laid out in practice’ watershed management projects supported manuals, interactive web pages and hand books) will by other donors and NGOs – the paper will serve as a be relevant and flexible to different agro-ecological background for the brainstorming workshop planned in conditions in India, and guide improved planning for September 2013. The remaining work to December2014 watershed development. The methodology will include includes organizing and executing the second national the choice of scale for assessment and planning, criteria stakeholder workshop in Delhi (September 2014); leading for selection of watersheds, processes to be followed for hands-on training sessions for state officials involved in better stakeholder participation, key data requirements watershed management; and drafting a final report. and possible tools to support the process, etc. DELIVERABLES/SPECIFIC OUTPUTS Through the
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