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What are the advantages of watershed management ?

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The advantages of watershed management:
(1) It emphasises scientific conservation of soil and water in order to increase biomass production.
(2) The main objective is to develop primary resources of land and water.
(3) To produce secondary resources of plants and animals for use in a manner, which will not cause ecological imbalance.
( 4 ) Watershed management increases the production and income of watershed community.
(5) It also mitigate droughts and flood.
(6) It increases the aquatic life present downstream of the dam and reservoirs.
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