Rainfall across the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve
Rainfall Data from automated and manual rain gauges collected by Keystone Foundation with help of community volunteers.The rain gauge IDs used in the visualization below correspond to the following locations. RG001 -Kotagiri RG002 -Coonoor RG003 -Aracode RG004 -Sigur RG008 -Konvakarai RG009 -Pillur To download the raw data used in the above visualizations, check out this link.
Water Quality and Quantity Monitoring in Wells in Aracode Region
Aracode Aracode region is the Eastern most part of the Nilgiris which falls under the Kotagiri Taluk. There are Kurumba and Irula settlements in the dense forests where we carry out inventory and monitoring of wells with the help of community volunteers. Along with the quantity of water available in different seasons the quality of water also varies. The water quality can have health implications for people and wildlife. The data is being collected using Open Data Kit (ODK) forms on Android tablets. As soon as the data is submitted the charts below will get updated automatically. We hope that
Land use change in Ambikapuram Valley, Coonoor
Ambikapuram valley is an area of over 200 acres in Hubbathalai Panchayat, Coonoor Taluk in the Nilgiris district of Tamil Nadu. This valley is a typical example of many such across the district. There are springs in the upper reaches, streams and wetlands in the valley that are major sources of water supply. Changes in land use have a major impact on the quantity and quality of water in the valley. The time slider below enables us to compare imagery from 2012 and 2018 to assess changes over time.
pH in Ambikapuram Valley Wells
pH is an important parameter in assessing drinking water quality. The value of pH is a number between 0 and 14, with 7 being neutral. Values below 7 indicate acidity and those above 7 indicate basicity. The acceptable range as per the Bureau of Indian Standards is 6.5 to 8.5.
A Spring Atlas of the Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve (Beta version)
Introduction There is a lack of data on the number and locations of springs in the country as a whole. The Nilgiris is no exception to this. While local inhabitants can possibly reel off names of springs close to them, no one person/institution has data on the locations of all the springs in the region. We believe that knowing where our springs are is just a first step to understanding them and conserving them. After all they are our lifelines! We present here a few maps based on primary data our volunteers have collected over the last three years. The
Spring Hydrograph of Happy Valley, Kotagiri
Keystone has been monitoring the spring discharge and water quality in Happy Valley with a view to build a long term dataset that would help in managing the water resources. The data and a spring hydrograph are shared below. The report uses the free Google Data Studio app.
