People in habiting:
Correct answer: B. Both (a) & (b)
- A. The watershed areas are surviving just on subsistence level due to limited resource gradually getting
- B. Both (a) & (b)
- C. Further impoverished on account of over-grazing, removal of vegetation, and cultivation on steep scopes
- D. None of these
Explanation
Limited resources leave watershed residents near subsistence, while overgrazing, vegetation removal, and cultivation on steep slopes further degrade their livelihoods and land. Both statements therefore describe the condition of watershed communities.
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