OBJECTIVES OF THE SOCIETY:

The society is an independent and autonomous body with the main aim of Natural Resource Management, watershed protection and development in the State of Himachal Pradesh. To achieve this main aim, the society shall have the following main objectives:

To implement HP Integrated Development Project with due diligence and efficiency and inconformity with appropriate administrative, financial and administrative practices and with due regard to social and environment guidelines acceptable to International Development Association as agreed in the Development Credit Agreement.

To provide platform for coordination and experience sharing for other natural resource management projects being implemented by Forest Department. This platform shall also be available to other NRM- based line departments representatives and other donors.

To evolve and implement strategies for resource conservation and watershed management and thereby improving the rural livelihood through socially inclusive, institutionally and environmentally sustainable approaches.

To enable PRIs and other local village level institutions to have capacity to plan, implement, monitor and maintain the watershed treatment.