Lahaul and Spiti District

Water wisdom in times of a climate crisis
New report documents India’s rich traditions of water harvesting and sustainable use.
Shailendra Yashwant
Oxfam India
Posted on 26 Sep, 2019 12:15 PM

A recent report by Shailendra Yashwant for Oxfam India looks at India’s ingenious ways of harvesting, storing and distributing water from the Kuhls in Himachal Pradesh that channel water from Himal
Bandhara (in Nashik, Maharashtra), a low masonry weir of 1.2 to 4.5 m height, which is constructed across a small stream for diverting the water into a small main canal taking off from its upstream side (Image: Shailendra Yashwant, Oxfam India)
Below normal' rainfall for India this monsoon: IMD
News this week: IMD predicts a below average monsoon this year; Himachal villagers reject govt's Assessment Report on Sutlej basin; Six years post-construction, Narmada canals breach every ten steps.
Swati Bansal
Posted on 28 Apr, 2014 10:18 PM

'Below normal' rainfall for India this monsoon: IMD
Monsoon in India (Source: journeys@remember)
Migratory birds return to Sultanpur lake
News this week: migratory birds return to Sultanpur lake (Gurgaon district), groundwater level dips in Maharashtra and Kerala grows saline-resistant rice after 25 years.
Ravleen Kaur
Posted on 09 Dec, 2013 07:00 AM

At Sultanpur, migratory birds visit an artificial lake
Sultanpur bird sanctuary Source: Wikipedia
Sensitivity analysis of melt runoff due to temperature and precipitation – A research report by National Institute of Hydrology
The study aims to assess the impacts of various climate scenarios on the hydrological response of the high altitude Spiti river in the Himalayas.
National Institute of Hydrology
Posted on 06 Jul, 2010 11:36 PM

The study aims to assess the impacts of various climate scenarios on the hydrological response of the high altitude Spiti river in the Himalayas. The climatic scenarios were constructed on the basis of simulations of the Hamburg coupled atmosphere-ocean climate model for the study region.

Automated mapping of snow cover using IRS-IC data - A research report by National Institute of Hydrology
The study presents automated mapping of snow cover using a new spectral channel of Indian Remote Sensing (IRS-IC) data for the Spiti sub-basin of the Satluj river basin.
National Institute of Hydrology
Posted on 27 Jun, 2010 07:56 AM

The study presents automated mapping of snow cover using a new spectral channel of Indian Remote Sensing (IRS-IC) data for the Spiti sub-basin of the Satluj river basin. Snow is an important phase of the hydrological cycle and the estimation of snowmelt runoff in the Himalayan rivers, either seasonal or daily, is of immense use in proper management and use of water resources in the basins.

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