Impact Assessment Report Drought Prone Area Development Programme (DPAP-Batch I) Mahabubnagar District, Andhra Pradesh

Abstract

In Mahabubnagar district, DPAP – batch 1 received funding for development of 92 watersheds in 48 mandals and the project was implemented from 1995-2003 to treat 46000 ha with watershed development. 1. One of the main objectives of DPAP was to ensure and enhance people’s participation in this programme. In the inception stage, ten of the selected twenty watershed villages for impact assessment took up Entry Point Activity (EPA) that ensured community participation and awareness about the watershed project. In watershed villages where EPA was undertaken, villa