Mysore/Mysuru, April 27 -- Effective management of watershed regions in tune with the environment can significantly enhance agricultural productivity and even double farmers' income, said Senior Scientist Dr. T.V. Ramachandra.

He was delivering a Technical Talk on 'Ecologically Sensitive Regions in the Western Ghats: Conservation for Intergenerational' at the World Earth Day programme organised by the Institution of Engineers-India (IEI), Mysuru Local Centre, in association with tAct, Indian Academy of Sciences, Bengaluru and Jiv, Mysuru, at IEI on JLB Road in Mysuru last evening.

Dr. Ramachandra is the Coordinator of Energy and Wetlands Research Group (EWRG), Convener of the Environmental Information System (ENVIS) at the Centre for Ec...