Nepal, Nov. 24 -- Scenic Dhankuta revives traditional water management practices to boost ecotourism Groundwater is like a phone battery, it needs to be regularly recharged. As springs go dry across the Himalayan foothills due to over-extraction and climate change, communities in eastern Nepal are reviving traditional knowledge to replenish aquifers.

The town of Dhankuta is located along the spine of a ridge and is struggling with its water supply. Unregulated pumping is one reason, and weather extremes due to climate breakdown is the other.

Since water is so important for life, necessity has become the mother of invention here. More accurately, it is the mother of re-invention - since recharging ground water is a traditional practice t...