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7. CONCLUSION 
* Remotely sensed data and GIS is successfully used in micro- 
watershed development 
* Remotely Sensed data provides valuable information on 
comparative seasonal behavior of village tanks and other 
vital information for selecting sites for water harvesting and 
desiltation of tanks 
* GIS is successfully used to generate land and water 
resources development plans executable in the field. 
* The results of implementation show improvement in 
terms of increased yield, productivity and the return to 
the farmers 
* The cost benefit analysis shows a generally successful project 
planning and implementation upto grass root level. 
* This has benefited the end user i.e. the farmer at grass root 
level 
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8. REFERENCES 
*Anon, 1995, Integrated Mission for Sustainable Development, 
NRSA, Department of Space, Hyderabad, December 1995. 
* Pathan S.K., Arya A.S.,. Bhanderi R.J., Vaidya P.H., Dwivedi 
P.S. 1996, Technical Report on Integrated Development Plan 
of Lakhpat Taluka, Kachchh district. 
IMSD/GUJ:SAC/TR/10/96 
* Pathan S.K., Arya A.S.. Bahuguna LM., Bhanderi R.J., 
Dhinwa P.S., Sastry K.L.N.,  Thakker P.S., Singh T.P., 
Navalgund R.R., 1998, Technical Report on Integrated 
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9. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 
The authors are highly thankful to Dr. A.K.S. Gopalan, Director 
SAC and Dr. R.R. Navalgund, former.Dy. Director, RESA for 
providing this opportunity to carry out this work.