India, Dec. 29 -- Manipur is facing a severe ecological crisis, with approximately 52% of its natural springs in the hill districts having dried up or in the process of drying up.

This decline in traditional water sources has directly affected the state's hydrology, turning most perennial rivers into seasonal ones and causing chronic water shortages in both the hills and the valley.

Arun Kumar Sinha, IAS, Principal Secretary (Forest, Environment & Climate Change), Government of Manipur, stated in an official release that the Directorate of Environment & Climate Change, Government of Manipur, has already developed over 1,000 springs across the state.

Of these, 173 critical springs in Ukhrul and Noney districts have been selected for rev...