An evaluation was conducted to develop a stochastic time series model, capable of prediction of rainfall and runoff in Karso watershed. The Karso Watershed selected for hydrological studies is one of the sub watershed of the Damoder dam catchment of upper Damodar Valley, comprising a cover the area of km2 . The hydrologic sequences data of watershed collected from Soil Conservation Deptt., Damodar Valley Corporation, Hazaribagh, Jharkhand State were analysed. The watershed be capable of be divided into three main landscapes. | Simulation-optimization modelling of rainwater harvesting from Karso watershed of damoder catchment