Subject(s): Watershed management - India. -- Water conservation - India - Citizen participation. -- Conservation of natural resources - India. -- Watershed management : Concept, characteristics and approaches, people's participation, voluntary agency organization -- Non- governmental organizations : History of development of voluntary action, government's interaction with NGOs, activities of rural center for human interests -- Micro watershed projects and role of NGOs : IWDP, participatory approaches, assessment, village development plan/ committees, women in watershed development, rural center for human interests (RUCHI) -- Impact of watershed management project on role of women : depletion of natural resources in shivaliks and position of women, participation of women in different activities, relative contribution of men and women in agricultural activities, implications for development