Spring sources assessment in four watersheds of Karnali Basin

Project area: Lower Karnali, Middle Karnali, Tila and Rara watershed in the Karnali basin The activity is being carried out in the 29 municipalities/rural municipalities of Mugu, Kalikot, Jumla, Achham, Dailekh, Bardiya, Kailali and Surkhet districts of the four watersheds: Lower Karnali, Middle Karnali, Tila Karnali and Rara. [...] The field coordinators assigned by the KIRDARC and RuDeC received the Training of Trainers on data collection methods, documentation of field consultations, and data entry through mobile phones from the consortium experts. [...] The enumerators were provided measurement devices such as measuring tape to measure spring discharge, a thermometer to document temperature, and litmus paper to note the water pH of the spring. [...] Measurement of all the parameters requires digital instruments and laboratory equipment in the site themselves, which is impossible given the rugged topography of most of the project area. [...] The end product of the assessment will be an inventory of all the spring sources with their locations and water quality status.