Published Paper Details:

Hydrological dynamics in upslope and downslope region of HEPs describes the attributes related with water flow in an area. It is known fact that these linkages are complex in nature because of extremely high altitude nature of young and dynamic geology of Himalayas, extreme seasonal and spatial change in the rainfall pattern and diverse anthropogenic activities. As the Himalayan water output is in the form of one of the major running surface water source of the land, the River Sutlej along with its other tributaries is affecting the hydrological balance in Indian Himalayan region. The upstream portion of the river comprises all traits of Youth River equipped with high surface runoff due to high slope and high gradient in the river basin where with the dam placement, river flow density subsequently tends towards low and another form of water impacts can be seen in the downstream portion as well. Being the most important river of the region it carries most of the water which flows through the respective ecosystem. The findings and observations during the ground zero visit and secondary data analysis has underlined some of the responsible factors which have drawn last unit impact on the regional hydrological balance and well-being of the region.