Water, Soil & Climate Resilience
Restoring Natural Resources and Strengthening Water Security.
READS works with communities to improve the management of soil and water resources. Watershed activities may include field-level planning, water harvesting, drainage-line treatment, farm ponds, check dams, contour measures and soil conservation structures.
Pillar II
Water, Soil & Climate Resilience
Promoting watershed development, soil conservation, water harvesting and climate-responsive practices.
- 04Water & Soil ConservationYou are here
- 05Climate Resilience
Our Focus
Conserving Our Natural Resources.
Explore READS' work related to water and soil conservation through verified initiatives, activities and community experiences.
Integrated Watershed Management
READS has implemented NABARD-supported watershed development in the Maina–Laranga–Lodhena area of Jashpur district. Public project statistics list the Tora–Parasura watershed with 293 families and the Devsara–Jamhati watershed with 422 families.

Our Work
Towards Sustainable Natural Resource Management.
READS' water and soil conservation activities, shown through the organisation's own field photographs and watershed records.
01Soil & Moisture Conservation
READS' watershed records describe contour trenches, farm ponds and boulder structures as part of soil and moisture conservation work.
02Watershed Initiatives
Maina–Laranga–Lodhena (Bagicha block), Tora–Parasura, and Devsara–Jamhati (Shankargarh block) watershed projects with NABARD.
03Community Experiences
READS' published stories share farming families' experiences of soil moisture management and watershed development.



