India signs a credit agreement with World Bank for Uttarakhand Decentralized Watershed Development Project on May 30, 2014 with an objective to increase the efficiency of natural resource use and productivity of rain fed agriculture in selected micro watersheds of the State of Uttarakhand an agreement for credit of US$ 121.20mn from World Bank for the Uttarakhand Decentralized Watershed Development Project (UDWDP) was signed. The project with four components: (i) Social Mobilization and Participatory Watershed Planning; (ii) Watershed Treatment and Rain fed Area Development; (iii) Enhancing Livelihood Opportunities; and (iv) Knowledge Management and Project Coordination.
Credit Agreement for Uttarakhand Decentralized Watershed Development Project signed between India and World Bank
