Most springs in the Indian Himalayan Region (IHR) are under severe threat from extensive cutting down of trees for timber, agriculture, anthropogenic fire, climate change & erratic rain patterns, and over exploitation of the existing natural forest triggering landslides in and around the vicinity, which in turn leads to springs discharge depletion. To manage the […]
The Department of Rural Development, Government of Nagaland had Sponsored Water Source Catchment Area Treatment in collaboration with ECS as the implementing Agency and Advanced Centre for Water Resource Development and Management (ACWADAM) Pune and Peoples Science Institute (PSI) Dehradun as Technical supporting Agencies. The three partners on this project – ECS, PSI, and ACWADAM […]
Freedom from illnesses and related fatalities in the developing world depends, to a large extent on the provision of drinking water and proper sanitation along with other basic necessities. A Rainwater Harvesting and sanitation project was implemented in 4 villages (Noksen, Yangpi, Longra, and Litem) of Tuensang District as a drinking water and sanitation pilot […]
Springshed management or catchment area development was a project initiated with support from Tata Water Mission in 4 villages of Tuensang District. The idea of underground water treatment was very new to the community in Nagaland when the project was initiated in 2013. Geo-hydrologist from Pune, Advanced Centre for Water Resource Development and Management (ACWADAM) […]