The issue of water scarcity is increasing in the country. They are mainly linked to diminishing water discharges owing to drying up of water sources/springs caused by degradation of forests that function as water recharge areas (springsheds) and the concern has been expressed right from the throne in one of the His Majesty’s addresses to the nation during the COVID19 lockdown. The Hon’ble Secretary of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forests committed and assured full support for undertaking springshed mapping to understand the status and assess the health of the water sources/springs in the country. In light of the above, the need was felt to validate the information we have on water sources drying and collect from areas where the information is lacking. A scoping study on drying up of water sources was done in 2018 where the information was gathered through focus group discussions and consultations with communities. Building on that scoping study, the Department of Forests and Park Services through its Watershed Management Division has embarked on mapping of water sources that are used for various purposes throughout the country. The mapping exercise will collect information on location of water sources to produce maps, status of water sources (drying, dried up, no-change), water discharge to set a quantitative baseline information for studying the trends of drying over the years, issues or possible reasons for drying up and number of beneficiaries for each water source/spring. Further, assessment of watersheds for those water sources will also be carried out to understand their health.