SPRINGSHED MANAGEMENT

Springs are groundwater discharge points in the mountains where the water-bearing layers (aquifer) intersects with the ground surface, and water seeps out of rock pores, fissures, fractures,or depressions.Springs are the primary water source for millions of people in the mid-hills of the Hindu Kush Himalayas (HKH) and supply over 90% of water needs for domestic uses.
Over the past decade or so, there has been increasing concern that springs are drying up or becoming seasonal, and their discharge is reducing over the years.


Spring revival efforts using the principles of hydrogeology has become the most widely accepted model of springshed management (SM).
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