Water is the most basic necessity of us humans. Many Civilizations have risen and vanished due to the changes in the water geography.  The present Landour and Mussoorie, the twin towns which later merged, saw their inception in circa 1825. Primarily a British town where most of the Houses...

In 1880, the built-up northern ridge around lake Naini collapsed after heavy rain, killing more than 150 people.

This website is based on our work on the changing patterns of land-use and development in the lower Himalayas of India and Nepal, and on how environmental and social changes are impacting the ways in which small towns throughout this region source and distribute water.