Volume : VI, Issue : XII, December - 2017

A STUDY ON THE MODERNISATION OF RURAL TANKS AND SUSTAINABLE RURAL LIVELIHOODS IN VILLUPURAM DISTRICT, TAMILNADU

Mr. P. Sankardass, Dr. P. Balamurugan

Abstract :

 Rural development is a complex issue as it involves interdisciplinary and inter–institutional approaches and strategies towards betterment in villages. Rural tanks are very old irrigation systems of Indian. Sustainable rural livelihoods is mainly focusing on rural resources management and its sustainability for seuring rural livelihoods. Especially water resources and traditional water harvesting system supports environment sustainability in villages to enable rural poor to gain the sustainable benefits. At this juncture, an attempt has been made to analyze the benefits occurred by the rural poor and water users from the modernisation of rural tanks and its significant uses which leads to promote sustainable rural livelihoods. The present investigation has been conducted in select two villages from Koliyanur block of Villupuram District. Both primary and secondary sources of data were collected in the study villages. It is therefore concluded that modernisation of all the rural tanks is the only way to save the water during rainy season so as to support sustainable rural livelihoods.  

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Mr. P. SANKARDASS, Dr. P. BALAMURUGAN, A STUDY ON THE MODERNISATION OF RURAL TANKS AND SUSTAINABLE RURAL LIVELIHOODS IN VILLUPURAM DISTRICT, TAMILNADU, INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH : Volume-6 | Issue-12 | December-2017

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