Watershed management feasibility studies of Aala and Rood Zard (Jarrah) catchment watersheds

Watershed management feasibility studies of Aala and Rood Zard (Jarrah) catchment watersheds


Client: Forest, range and watershed management organization
Project geographical position: khuzestan province, Baghmalek county
Project description:
The main purpose of the project, is to control erosion and inhibition of production sediment behind Jarrah Reservoir dam .This project, also follows other objectives such as flood control, optimal utilization of pasture, agricultural and forest lands and the elimination of water deficit problem.

General Specification Area of catchment watershed 330000ha.
The following executive choices were presented Seeding 33628ha.
Earthen dam 7   7664ha.
Stone-cement dam 16 Forest planting 1616ha.
Scales-shaped pits 2891ha. Cultivation of plants with subsidiary products in participatory manner
 
4199ha.
Bench Terracing in sloping steep lands 5781ha. plowing Correction 5781ha.
Planting sapling 8607ha. Technical Dry farming 20578ha.
Planting shrubs 2891ha. crop management 6216ha.
Gabion dam 1061 Ley farming 5781ha.
Dry-stone 19733 Long-term conservation 40107ha.
Crescent-shaped contour trench 326 Conservation after biological construction 85607ha.
Construction furrow contour 4772ha. The transformation of low-yielding land to pasture and forage 10608ha
Pit-seeding 27031ha. Forest management by formation of forestry cooperatives 303564ha.
Seeding 33628ha. Irrigation and monitoring 12436ha.