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Digging an Open Well: Contact Information of Hydrogeologist - Nalgonda, Andhra Pradesh

Submitted by giridhar4_114 on June 28, 2011 - 17:42

I own 7 acres of agricultural land in a village in Kodad Mandal, Nalgonda District, in Andhra Pradesh. The field are irrigated with water from a small stream (panta kaluva), and supplemented with borewell. But it hasn't always been easy to ensure water flow from upstream, and there were times when patches of paddy field went dry.   

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India’s groundwater challenge and the way forward - Economic and Political Weekly

This paper published in the Economic and Political Weekly highlights the present groundwater situation in the country and warns that groundwater quantity as well as quality are the two major problems that the country has been facing.

The rate of withdrawal of groundwater has reached “unsafe” levels in 31% of the districts, covering 33% of the land area and 35% of the population. The situation has dramatically worsened within a short span of nine years, between the assessments done in 1995 and 2004.Read More

Taking the quantitative and qualitative aspects together, data indicates that a total of 347 districts (59% of all districts in India) are vulnerable in terms of safe drinking water in India. This is a matter of serious concern, requiring a new approach.

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Artificial recharging of an unconfined aquifer with an injection well in Ghataprabha sub-basin– A research report by National Institute of Hydrology

The report deals with the artificial recharging of an unconfined aquifer with injection well in the Hukkeri taluka in Ghataprabha sub-basin of Krishna river. The Ghataprabha sub-basin of Krishna like most river basins of peninsular India has been facing groundwater development problems varying in nature and severity. It has got a wide spectrum of issues such as cases of failure of wells at several places on the one hand, while some areas becoming unfertile due to waterlogging.Read More

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Artificial recharging of an unconfined aquifer with an injecting well in Ghataprabha sub-basin by NIH (1999-2000)3.39 MB

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Belgaum, KA, India
Latitude: 15.850360, Longitude: 74.504669

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Sensitivity analysis of aquifer parameters in Anantapur - A research report by National Institute of Hydrology

The study attempts to develop an in-depth understanding of the behavior of open wells in the region through sensitivity analysis of the aquifer parameters and its method of pumping test design. The estimation of groundwater balance and flow paths requires appropriate aquifer parameters, representing the study domain.Read More

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Sensitivity analysis of aquifer parameters in Anantpur district by NIH (1997-98)1.11 MB
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Groundwater quality studies in Jammu and Kathua districts (Jammu and Kashmir) – A research report by the National Institute of Hydrology

The study presents detailed investigations of the chemical quality of groundwater in Jammu and Kathua districts (J & K), carried out to evaluate the suitability of water for various uses. The quality of groundwater of the area has been studied based on the physico-chemical analysis of thirty seven water samples collected from open wells between June and December, 1996.

Various parameters like pH, conductance, alkalinity, hardness, chloride, sulphate, sodium, potassium, calcium and magnesium have been determined for all the samples and compared with the standards to evaluate its suitability for drinking and irrigation purposes.

Irrigation water quality has been computed on the basis of Doneen’s Permeability Index and residual Sodium Carbonate. The higher values of some parameters at certain locations indicate the contamination in groundwater and make the water unsuitable for specific applications.Read More

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Groundwater quality studies in Jammu and Kathua districts (J&K) by NIH (1996-97)1.35 MB

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Kathua, JK, India
Latitude: 32.367966, Longitude: 75.523478

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Mazhapolima Participatory Well Recharge Programme - Concept Note and Process Document (2009)

Mazhapolima Participatory Well Recharge Programme Mazhapolima is a community based well recharge programme, initiated by the Thrissur District Administration in collaboration with the Panchayat Raj Institutions in the District, and implemented by networking NGOs/CBOs, households, departments and agencies, research institutions, private sector and all other key stakeholders, who are either a water user or a water provider/planner.

Diversity of approaches and implementation arrangements according to location specific needs centered on sustainable outcome and service levels are the underlying tenets of the programme. The programme envisages recharging of about 4.5 lakh open wells in the district to ensure sustainable access to water.Read More

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Mazhapolima Participatory Well Recharge Programme - Concept Note (2009)1.25 MB
Mazhapolima Participatory Well Recharge Programme - Process Document (2009)146.94 KB

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Thrissur, KL, India
Latitude: 10.517635, Longitude: 76.201335

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Participating in Government Programmes - The Arghyam Experience (2010)

Participating in Government Programmes - The Arghyam ExperienceArghyam, a civil society organisation working on water issues since 2005, has participated in drinking water programmes involving State Governments since its inception, either directly or by partnering with local Civil Society Organisations (CSOs).

This publication documents Arghyam's and its partners' collective experiences in participating in these Government programmes and puts forward key learnings and challenges.Read More

The various programmes include - Sachethana, a school rooftop rainwater harvesting programme, and Suvarnajala, a flouride mitigation programme, both in Karnataka; Pani Thiye Panjo, a decentralised drinking water management programme in Gujarat; and Mazhapolima, an open-well recharge programme in Kerala.

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Dug well recharge scheme (2007-08 to 2009-10) - Revised guidelines with amendments to the scheme by the Central Ground Water Board

The State sector scheme on artificial recharge to groundwater through dug-wells is under implementation over the first three years of the (current) XI Plan Period (2007-12), in 1180 over-exploited, critical and semi-critical blocks/ talukas/ mandals in seven states of the hard-rock peninsular region of India, namely Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh. The target beneficiary of the scheme are farmers who have privately owned wells, in their agricultural land.Read More

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Artificial recharge to groundwater scheme by MoWR & CGWB (2007-08 to 2009-10)368.92 KB
Revised guidelines with amendments for artificial recharge to groundwater scheme by CGWB (2009-10)4.1 MB
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Organising safe drinking water through community participation in flood-affected areas of Bihar - Case studies from the work of the Megh Pyne Abhiyan network

MPAThis set of case studies (in hindi), details the work of Megh Pyne Abhiyan and their network partners - Gramyasheel and Samta, in organising safe drinking water in participation with the local village communities, in the flood affected West Champaran, Supaul and Khagaria districts of Bihar.Read More

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Rainwater harvesting gives good quality drinking water and solves chronic health problem - Case study from work of Megh Pyne Abhiyan and Gramyasheel in Balwa panchayat, Supaul district1.92 MB
Repair of open well through community participation provides good quality drinking water - Case study from the work of Megh Pyne Abhiyan and Gramyasheel in Ramdattpatti panchayat, Supaul district2.45 MB
Rainwater harvesting gives good quality water for drinking and improves health situation significantly - Case study from the work of Megh Pyne Abhiyan and Gramyasheel in Shyampur Kotrahan panchayat, West Champaran district49.44 KB
Construction of well and accompanying nallah provides safe drinking water - Case study from the work of Megh Pyne Abhiyan and Gramyasheel in Dakshin Telhua panchayat, West Champaran district124.55 KB
Use of matka filters to purify Iron-contaminated water for drinking - Case study from the work of Megh Pyne Abhiyan and Gramyasheel in Piprakhurd panchayat, Supaul district1.97 MB
Repair of open wells through community participation gives good quality drinking water - Case study from the work of Megh Pyne Abhiyan and Samta in Badi Madarpur panchayat, Khagaria district33.39 KB

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Balwa, BR, India
Latitude: 26.202722, Longitude: 87.581946

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Case Studies - Pani Thiye Panjo programme on rural drinking water management - Sahjeevan Trust in Kutch

Pani Thiye PanjoThe following four case studies, describe the work of Sahjeevan Trust and its partners, in organising drinking water, in participation with rural communities in Kutch, Gujarat, through the Pani Thiye Panjo program.Read More

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Case studies of Pani Thiye Panjo - Drinking Water Management - Kutch - Sahjeevan Trust322.22 KB

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Kutch, GJ, India
Latitude: 23.265765, Longitude: 69.097023

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