| Sanction Date: | 26.06.2020 | |||
| Project Category | MG | |||
| Year | 2020-2021 | |||
| Project Duration | 3 Years + 08 Months 15 Days Project Extension | |||
| BTA : | WRM | |||
| Project Site/ State/ Districts/ Villages Covered: |
12 Aspirational districts (one in each Himalayan States): Kupwara (then J&K); Chamba (Himachal Pradesh); Champawat/Almora (Uttarakhand); Darjeeling (West Bengal); West Sikkim (Sikkim); Namsai (Arunachal Pradesh); North Cacher / Dima Hasao (Assam); Kiphire (Nagaland); Chandel (Manipur); Mamit (Mijoram); Dhalai (Tripura); Ribhoi (Meghalaya). |
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| Organization/ Implementation Agency: | G.B. Pant 'National Institute of Himalayan Environment'(NIHE), Kosi-Katarmal, Almora, Uttarakhand | |||
| Project Partners: | S.No. | Name | ||
| 1. | Indian Himalayan States' Government Departments / Research Organizations / Institutions / Universities | |||
| Lead Proponent: | Er. Vaibhav E. Gosavi |
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| Project Brief Description: | The Indian Himalaya provides water to more than 75 millions of people live within the region as well as downstream. In many mountain and hill areas, water for drinking and household consumption is collected mainly from shallow wells (naula) and springs (dhara). However, discharge from these sources has decreased dramatically in the last few years primarily due to the erratic rainfall, changing geology, warming climate, growing water demand, changes in land use patterns, deforestation, urbanization etc. Deforestation, grazing and trampling by livestock, soil erosion, forest fires, and development activities (roads, mining, construction, etc) reduce rainfall water infiltration capacity. Therefore, water security under the dwindling spring discharge scenario across the Himalayas is drawing attention towards understanding the spring systems (Mahamuni and Kulkarni, 2012; Negi and Joshi, 2002; Valdiya and Bartarya, 1991, 1989). Amongst the many different reasons for declining spring discharge, most research studies in the Himalayas have pointed at deforestation and precipitation decline as the chief culprits behind the death of springs (Agarwal et al., 2012; Kumar and Ansari, 2012; Mahamuni and Kulkarni, 2012; Negi and Joshi, 2002, 2004; Singh and Pande, 1989; Vashisht and Bam, 2012). Negi (2002) highlighted the need for systematic monitoring to aid the management of Himalayan springs. Bruijnzeel and Bremmer (1989) and Alford (1992) concluded that the current understanding of hydrological processes in the Himalayas is inadequate, and management plans stemming from inadequate understanding would not solve water scarcity challenges. Research targeted at understanding the functioning of springs is thus warranted. | |||
| Beneficiaries/ Stakeholders: | State Environment Departments, State Ground Water Resource Departments, State Pollution Control Boards across the IHR; Village Development Board/ Village Council; Local Municipal Corporation, Local communities including SC, ST and women, Local NGO's, Academic and Research institutes etc. |
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| Activity Chart (For 3 years) | Click Here | |||
| Total Grants (in Rs.) | Rs. 4,99,90,911 (Rupees: Four crore ninety nine lakh ninety thousand nine hundred eleven only) | |||
| 3. Project Objectives, Deliverables and Monitoring Indicators |
| Project Objectives | Quantifiable Deliverables | Monitoring Indicators |
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• To develop at least one Jal Abhyaranya demonstration model in each Aspirational District of all 12 Himalayan States • To promote replication of field model for rejuvenation of drying springs in the Himalayan States through Technology and Community based approaches for providing water security to local communities in collaboration with state agencies |
• Primary database for springs from all 12 Aspirational Districts • Secondary data for spring locations, discharges and water quality parameters • Village-wise maps of springs using handheld GPS/Mobile App and preparation of geo-database using RS-GIS platform • Fully functional field intervention models for spring rejuvenation and water sanctuary (Jal Abhyaranya) in selected 12 Aspirational Districts of the IHR • Policy for replication of field model for rejuvenation of drying springs in the Himalayan States through Technology and Community based approaches in collaboration with state agencies • Knowledge products in the form of research manuals, SoPs, reports, manuals, maps (watershed, hydro-geological) etc. |
• Number of spring database for parameters related to spring rejuvenation (Nos. of springs/districts covered) • Number of RS-GIS and other maps (Nos.) • No of functional models developed • Number of beneficiaries village/ local people including SC/ST (Nos.) • No. of SoPs/Reports/ Research articles/Policy documents prepared and published (Nos.) |
| S.No. | No. of Sanctioned Post | Salary (Sanctioned) |
| 1. | 01 JRF | @ Rs.31,000/- + HRA |
| 2. | 12 JPF/ Project Assistant | @ Rs.20,000/-+ HRA |
| 3. | 01 Field Assistant | @ Rs.12,000/- |
| S.No. | Name of Equipment (Sanctioned) | Cost (in INR) |
| 1. | Rain Gauges-36 nos Rs.10.80 lakh, Soil Moisture Sensors-36 nos Rs.43.38 Lakh, Water Level Recorder-12 nos Rs.12.00 Lakh, Laptop/ desktop-1 nos 0.80 Lakh , Camera-1 nos Rs.0.30 Lakh. | 67,28,000/- |
