| Sanction Date: | 21-12-2018 | |||
| Project Category | SG | |||
| Year | 2018-2019 | |||
| Project Duration | 3 Years + 9 Months Project Extension | |||
| BTA : | WRM | |||
| Project Site/ State/ Districts/ Villages Covered: |
J&K |
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| Organization/ Implementation Agency: |
Western Himalayan Regional Centre (National Institute of Hydrology) |
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| Project Partners: | S.No. | Name | ||
1. |
Department of Soil & Water Conservation Govt. of Jammu and Kashmir Raika Narwal, Bypass NH1A, Jammu, J&K | |||
2. |
Soil & Water Conservation Complex, Haft Chinar, Srinagar, J&K | |||
| Lead Proponent: | Dr. S.S. Rawat Western Himalayan Regional Centre (National Institute of Hydrology), Irrigation and Flood Control Complex Opposite Military Hospital, Satwari Jammu Cantt |
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| Project Brief Description: | River Tawi is the major river in Jammu region and its importance for sustaining the most populous cities in the region, Jammu and Udhampur, has been considered while selecting the basin. About 250 villages of four districts Jammu, Udhampur, Riasi and Samba fall in the Tawi catchment and depend upon Tawi River and springs in its catchment for their drinking as well domestic water demand. As per SOI toposheet more than 350 major springs are emerge from Tawi catchment and are responsible for maintaining the base flow of the River, which also is important for sustaining the artificial lake and Tawi Riverfront Development Project, which are under construction. There is hardly any water flowing in River Tawi during lean season and the people of the area face acute shortage of water impacting their very livelihoods. A previous study carried out by WHRC, Jammu indicates that the discharge flux in Tawi is declining at the rate of 23 MCM per year. Water demand in the catchment is on the rise due to rapid urbanization and high population growth (20% per decade). In view of cultural, social and hydrological importance of Tawi catchment and lack of base data on springs, the proposed project has immense significance for the sustainable water resource management in the catchment wherein revival of drying springs will play a vital role. | |||
| Beneficiaries/ Stakeholders: | (i) Department of Soil & Water Conservation (to plan their catchment/springshed
treatment in a more effective manner based on project outcomes of the
project); |
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| Activity Chart | Click Here | |||
| Total Grants (in Rs.) | Rs. 38,04,000.00 (Rupees: Thirty Eight Lakh Four Thousand Only) | |||
| Project Objectives | Quantifiable Deliverables | Monitoring Indicators |
| Creation of GIS based web-enabled database of the springs emerging in Tawi River catchment based on extensive inventory of physical and hydro-chemical characteristics. | Inventory and mapping of springs emerging in 2 districts of Tawi catchment of Jammu & Kashmir. | No. of New Database (No.) |
| Identification of vulnerable springs using hot-spot analysis. | Develop a Web GIS based Spring Information System in public domain. | No. of maps and templates generated on hydrogeological parameters, Springs etc.; |
| Skill building/Training of Para-hydrogeologists (100) among the local stakeholders that can help to preserve and sustainably manage springs. | No. of region-specific best practices/ models/ technologies developed/ implemented (No.) for dynamics viz., spring rejuvenation, etc.; | |
| Hydro-geological investigation of some selected springs, which are vulnerable and having high societal importance for identification of their spring-shed area and potential. | No. of Awareness Raising/ Capacity Building (No. of Rural Youth, No. of Women, and Total No. of Beneficiaries); | |
| To suggest adaptive strategies for selected hot-spot springs for spring sanctuary development to sustain the local water demand. | Policy/ strategic framework/research article developed (Nos.) | |
| To build capacity among the local stakeholders through creating para-hydrogeologists. | ||
| S.No. | Name (Sanctioned) | Qualification | Designation (Sanctioned) | Salary (Sanctioned) |
| 1. | 01 JRF | @ 25,000/- + HRA | ||
| 2. | 01 Project Assistant/ Field Assistant | Rs.10,000/- |
| S.No. | Name of Equipment (Sanctioned) | Use of Equipment/ Details | Cost (in INR) |
| 1. | Automatic Weather Station (AWS), High end computer system, Multi- Parameter portable water quality Kit. | 5,00,000/- |
