Watershed deterioration takes place due to UNCONTROLLED, unplanned, and unscientific land use, aided by human interventions.

Some of the ACTIVITIES that cause this involve:

Faulty agricultural methods: Cultivation on sloping land, along nalas and excessive cropping

IMPROPER management of forestland: Tree felling, thinning of plants on steep slopes, faulty road construction

Grasslands mismangement: Excessive grazing, development of cattle tracts into channels, compacting soil that results in lower INFILTRATION rates

Forest fire: Results in loss of vegetation, organic matter

Shifting cultivation: Destroys protective vegetation, increases soil loss

Mining and Quarrying: Results in exposure of slopes,destroys vegetation

Faulty road alignment and construction: Large coarse sediment flow into the drainage channels causing blockage of flow Indifference & lack of information AMONGST people Over-burden on land due to population boom

Watershed deterioration takes place due to uncontrolled, unplanned, and unscientific land use, aided by human interventions.

Some of the activities that cause this involve:

Faulty agricultural methods: Cultivation on sloping land, along nalas and excessive cropping

Improper management of forestland: Tree felling, thinning of plants on steep slopes, faulty road construction

Grasslands mismangement: Excessive grazing, development of cattle tracts into channels, compacting soil that results in lower infiltration rates

Forest fire: Results in loss of vegetation, organic matter

Shifting cultivation: Destroys protective vegetation, increases soil loss

Mining and Quarrying: Results in exposure of slopes,destroys vegetation

Faulty road alignment and construction: Large coarse sediment flow into the drainage channels causing blockage of flow Indifference & lack of information amongst people Over-burden on land due to population boom