Tackling Water Issues in the Mountains

Location – 17 villages in Tehri Garhwal and Uttarkashi districts of Uttarakhand.

Partner NGO/institution – Himalaya Seva Sangh (HSS)

Date of Commencement: March 2007

Expected Date of Conclusion: February 2009

The proposed model is aspiring to institutionalize a community based water supply system that will ensure perennial water availability to the local habitation by tapping the existing water harvesting structures.

• To ensure adequate water supply system around the year on sustainable basis.
• For building capability of the community to manage their drinking water system.

Target group

The beneficiaries of the project will be the mountain communities, especially in the Uttarakhand region.

• Research and Documentation of different systems of Water Harvesting and Management in the Mountain systems.
• Construction of Chaals (Small ponds) for an effective recharge zone management.
• Roof Water Harvesting
• Construction of Water Canals
• Water quality testing and treatment
• Construction of slow sand filters
• Organizing Water Forums “Pani Panchayat”.

Project Status

Ongoing