IIT Roorkee Scientists Double Drinking Water Supply in Tehri Village Through Groundwater Recharge
IIT Roorkee researchers have doubled daily drinking water availability in Unchaun village, Tehri district, from about 500 litres to over 1,000 litres by channelling underground water to the surface.
Current Summary
IIT Roorkee has doubled the availability of drinking water at Unchaun village in Uttarakhand's Tehri district by applying scientific studies and groundwater recharge techniques to revive a drying water source. According to the institute, daily water availability at the new source has risen from approximately 500 litres to 1,000 litres or more. The work is part of a project titled 'Revitalization of Drying Water Sources in the Takoli Gad Catchment Area of Tehri District,' funded by the central government's National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) under the Namami Gange programme, with IIT Roorkee as the lead institution and Abhayanand Singh Maurya of the Department of Earth Sciences serving as Principal Investigator. The institute said the improvement is expected to provide substantial relief to the local community, particularly during summer months when water scarcity is most acute, and demonstrates how scientific understanding of Himalayan water source systems can support rural water security.
What We Know
- Daily water availability at Unchaun village, Tehri district, has risen from about 500 litres to 1,000 litres or more.
- The work was carried out by IIT Roorkee under a project titled 'Revitalization of Drying Water Sources in the Takoli Gad Catchment Area of Tehri District'.
- The project is funded by the National Mission for Clean Ganga (NMCG) under the Namami Gange programme.
- Abhayanand Singh Maurya of IIT Roorkee's Department of Earth Sciences is the project's Principal Investigator.
- The institute says the gains are expected to provide relief especially during summer months, when scarcity is most severe.
What Is Still Unclear
- Whether the recharge technique will be extended to other villages in the Takoli Gad catchment or elsewhere in Tehri district.
- The project's start date, overall duration and total funding amount.
What Changed
- 3 Nov, 04:00 amSignal detected: IIT Roorkee Scientists Double Drinking Water Supply in Tehri Village Through Groundwater Recharge
Background
The project falls under the central government's Namami Gange programme, which funds initiatives to protect and restore water sources feeding into the Ganga basin, including groundwater recharge work in Himalayan catchments.