Water reservoirs are always characterized for drinking water quality. However, in catchments where arable fields dominate, the impact of agriculture on water pollution is still problematic. In Ladakh, recently the fertilization level has decreased drastically due to detrimental impact on soil conditions, mostly for economic reasons as well as lastly getting more awareness on benefits of organic farming towards maintaining indigenous traditional knowledge/ methodologies. However, almost few villages still apply fertilizers as starter dose to boost the crop emergence as well as adding un-decomposed manure cum night soil in their field due to declining trend in livestock size per household. | Impact of agriculture and land use on ground water quality: A case study of Ladakh cold arid region
