Water Quality Status of Selected Springs in Mohal Khad Watershed of Kullu District
Vaibhav E. Gosavi*
G. B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment and Sustainable Development, Himachal Regional Centre, Mohal - Kullu, Himachal Pradesh (175 126), India
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G. B. Pant National Institute of Himalayan Environment and Sustainable Development, Himachal Regional Centre, Mohal - Kullu, Himachal Pradesh (175 126), India
DOI: NIL
Keywords: Anthropogenic activity, Climatic regime, Himalaya, Springs, Water quality
Abstract
Springs have historically been considered as a lifeline for urban and rural population living in hilly region for domestic and agricultural needs. Niti Aayog reported that there are 5 million springs across India, of which nearly 3 million are in the IHR alone. In recent times, it is observed that drying up or decline in spring discharge is more frequent due to anthropogenic activities and changing climatic regime. In addition to quantity issues, spring water quality was also reported to be declining due to anthropogenic development in spring recharge areas and therefore spring water needs to be treated before using for domestic purposes. Considering the magnitude of problem, spring conservation and management programme is on national agenda. In present study, we touched upon the spring water quality issue, where status of physico-chemical properties of 16 spring sources of Mohal khad watershed were studied.
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