Western Ghats form the catchment of all the 44 rivers that sustain the agroeconomy of Kerala. A study was conducted to assess the effect of land use on runoff from small watersheds of Western Ghats. Three small mono-culture watersheds, planted with cashew, coffee, tea and one small watershed with dense forest were selected for the study. Analysis of the rainfall and runoff data indicated that nearly 50% of the total rainfall leaves from the mono-culture watershed as runoff, whereas the runoff from dense forested watershed is only about 30% of the rainfall.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/runoff-variation-due-landuse-change-small-watersheds-western-ghats
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/vm-abdul-hakkim
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/v-nandakumar
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/s-sajeena
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/indian-journal-environmental-protection
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/land-use
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/western-ghats
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-resources
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/groundwater
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/watershed-development
[11] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/hydrology
[12] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/kerala
[13] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/rainfall-pattern
