National Rainfed Area Authority Organizes High Level meeting for Watershed Development and Management

The National Rainfed Area Authority (NRAA) under the Ministry of Agriculture and Farmers Welfare organized a National Level Technical Committee meeting for watershed development and management under the REWARD programme in New Delhi. Chaired by NRAA CEO Dr. Chandra Shekhar Kumar, the meeting focused on validating statements in the draft National Technical Guidelines (NTG) using REWARD data, sharing watershed data and Decision Support Systems, and integrating Land Resource Inventory with hydrology. Discussions included compressing Detailed Project Report preparation time and exploring sectoral convergence. The developed NTG will guide future watershed development under the Watershed Development Component of Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana 3.0.