Summary:
These paddy fields used to act as major reservoirs of natural springs, especially during monsoon. Wayanad, the northern tip of the Deccan plateau, is spread over 1,63,570 hectares, including 24,919 hectares of paddy fields. InterventionsAnthropogenic interventions such as deforestation, sand and granite mining, destruction of wetlands and paddy fields, and changes in crop pattern have sounded the death knell of the natural springs, Mr.
Das said. more-inA study by the Department of Soil Survey and Conservation in Wayanad has found that nearly 70% of the natural springs in the district have vanished in the past four decades owing to anthropogenic interventions. Das, district soil conservation officer, who is leading the study, said..