Water is the essential requirement of human life support system. The population of India is 16% of global population it has only 4% of the water resources. To reduce the scarcity of water, watershed management is necessary. The national water policy gives prime importance to drinking water followed by agriculture, industry and power generation. The object of water resource management is to pay special attention to rainwater conservation and reduce soil erosion. The aim of paper is to study different methods of watershed management practice to cater the water scarcity.