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Monday, 2 December 2019 15:53
Water stewardship approach to minimizing risks for businesses
Water stewardship is an approach predicated on the concept that water is a shared resource and so water risks are also shared risks that everyone in a catchment will face
An irrigation well at Randullabad, Maharashtra. Image source: India Water Portal on Flickr. Image used for representational purposes only.
Monday, 4 November 2019 12:23
India has a groundwater problem
Despite being the lifeline of India’s water supplies, groundwater is overlooked by policy makers and users alike.
Groundwater, an exploited resource (Image Source: India Water Portal)
Friday, 25 October 2019 13:13
Mapping Pune’s aquifers
Groundwater use has doubled in Pune. Comprehensive mapping of groundwater resources and better management and governance is the need of the hour.
Charles Vorosmarty, Chair, COMPASS Initiative, Water Future at the opening plenary on advanced water system assessments to address water security challenges of the 21st century.
Monday, 30 September 2019 12:38
The Water Future Conference in Bangalore: Towards a Sustainable Water Future
The recently concluded 4 day conference in Bangalore looked at the current state of global water resource challenges & future pathways to achieve the SDGs, while ensuring equity in access to all.
Ramakrishna Bovi is a traditional well-digger in Bengaluru. Image credit: Citizen Matters
Wednesday, 7 August 2019 14:29
"Digging recharge wells is the only way Bengaluru won’t run out of water"
A million recharge wells for Bangalore
Digging an open well that had some water at lesser depths ranging from 5-10 m using local technology in which a motor run winch draws up the dug up mud from the well bottom. (Image: Rahul Banerjee)
Tuesday, 2 July 2019 20:58
The need for survival edge technology
Decentralised communitarian technology can mitigate the water crises facing us today.
  • Water stewardship approach to minimizing risks for businesses
    Water, its use, availability, and impact on people has been on the public policy debate centerstage for the past several years. In India, a growing water crisis driven by climate change, inefficiency, and water pollution is slowly moving to a near-permanent state that will harm the country’s peopl...
    priyadposted 3 days 19 hours agoread more
  • Query regarding solar irrigation pump
    Sir, I need help for setting up subsidised solar irrigation pump. What are the requirements for the process? Where should I contact and whom?
    Anonymous (not verified)posted 3 weeks 4 days agoread more
  • MoRD asks states to focus on water conservation and harvesting in MGNREGA to help achieve Jal Jeevan Mission targets
    Focus on water conservation in MGNREGA: Rural Development ministry to states The Ministry of Rural Development has asked states to give special focus to works related to water harvesting and water conservation, including river rejuvenation while preparing the MGNREGA labour budget for the 2020...
    swatiposted 1 month 23 hours agoread more
  • India has a groundwater problem
    A majority of India’s water problems are those relating to groundwater—water that is found beneath the earth’s surface. This is because we are the largest user of groundwater in the world, and therefore highly dependent on it. At just over 260 cubic km per year, our country uses 25 p...
    priyadposted 1 month 1 day agoread more
  • Stoppage of water supply from overhead tank
    The building where I am staying consists of 14 flats. I am staying in 2nd floor approved flat and water supply to my flat has been stopped stating that 2nd and 3rd floor unapproved flats are not getting water when overhead tank is filled and let out. Instead they illegally used a hose directly from ...
    Anonymous (not verified)posted 1 month 3 days agoread more
  • Mapping Pune’s aquifers
    Pune continues to face a water crisis every summer despite having sufficient water, thanks to its geographical location and plentiful natural water assets. While enough of its water needs are taken care of by water supply from the Khadakwasla dam, the use of groundwater to meet the needs of the popu...
    aarti kelkar kh...posted 1 month 1 week agoread more
  • The Water Future Conference in Bangalore: Towards a Sustainable Water Future
    The Water Future Conference in Bangalore last week, saw many from the scientific community, academia, research, civil society and the media come together to discuss the state of water resources across the world and in India, as well as future pathways and scenarios, and different technological and i...
    priyadposted 2 months 6 days agoread more
  • Query regarding lifting water from a open well
    Dear Sir, I am living in a hilly area and I have to take water from 130 meter down. There is an open well and 1.5 hp submersible pump, my problem is the delivery hose. I used green coloured hose and after 3 months its broken, now I want to replace it. Can you suggest me the proper hose to use for t...
    Anonymous (not verified)posted 2 months 2 weeks agoread more
  • Water tank is taking longer time than usual to get filled with borewell water
    We have 235 feet borewell at home and we use texmo compression motor to pump. We observed that the water is not pumped up to the water tank from past few days. We could see meagre water in tank even if motor is running for more than an hour. We already had a borewell with 90ft depth and since there ...
    Anonymous (not verified)posted 2 months 2 weeks agoread more
  • Problem of sand in borewell of 1120 ft
    We have a borewell of 1120 ft and from the day we have installed motor excess sand coming out with water. Initally we had put 20 Hp pump and motor at 300 ft, delivery 3 inch but the pump got damaged in 7 days due to sand. Then we put new pump of 20 hp and that also got damaged after 10-12 days &...
    Anonymous (not verified)posted 3 months 1 day agoread more
  • Yellow coloured smelly water in borewell
    Hello, My three year old borewell with 450 depth is now getting black and yellow colour, smelly water. Kindly guide me how we can fix this? I have no other source for water. Will bore cleaning help? Pls guide me (the neighbouring house 500 meter away from me is selling water but they never faced th...
    Anonymous (not verified)posted 3 months 2 weeks agoread more
  • Optimum hose pipe inner diameter for the new submersible borewell motor
    I have dug a 918 feet borewell. The motor is 5 HP 50 stages. Water tank is at 65 feet above ground level and total hose pipe length required is 1000 feet. Please advise me what is the optimal inner diameter of the hose pipe I need to use in the motor? One plumber is saying 1.25 inch some others are ...
    Anonymous (not verified)posted 3 months 3 weeks agoread more
  • "Digging recharge wells is the only way Bengaluru won’t run out of water"
    Vishwanath Srikantaiah, popularly known as the 'Rainman', has been in the news recently for his ambitious project to build one million recharge wells in Bengaluru. Given the dire situation we find ourselves in vis-à-vis water, the initiative could not have come at a better time. While Vishwanath h...
    priyadposted 4 months 20 hours agoread more
  • Motor in borewell got stuck
    The motor in my borewell got stuck and mechanic tried to pull it up using pulley but it didn’t worked. They used pressure pump also and declared it might be caused by landslide internally and it cannot be retrieved. It is a new bore and also mechanic mentioned that 4mm pipe might have been used an...
    Anonymous (not verified)posted 4 months 1 day agoread more
  • 3rd Indian National Groundwater Conference (INGWC-2020), CWRDM, Kozhikode
    Centre for Water Resources Development and Management (CWRDM) is organizing the Indian National Groundwater Conference (INGWC-2020) to discuss 'Groundwater Resources Management for Sustainable Development with the Special Emphasis on Coastal and Urban Environment’ at CWRDM, Koz...
    prijuposted 4 months 6 days agoread more
  • What are the pros and cons of submersible pump vs. compressor pump?
    Diviner mentioned water table 250- 300 ft. Borewell depth = 500 feet. Dia. 6.5 inch. Strata weathered rock. During drilling no water seen. 1 day, water column height was 112 ft, 3 days: 156.5 ft, 4 days:192 ft, and 5 days: 220 ft. We would be happy to get 750 liters per shift x 2...
    Anonymous (not verified)posted 4 months 1 week agoread more
  • Water pump stops working when not used for long
    If the water pump is not used for a long time, will it stop working? If so how often should I use the pump?
    Anonymous (not verified)posted 4 months 1 week agoread more
  • Subsoil water seepage into borewells in Thoraipakkam OMR, Chennai
    Hi, Ours is a gated community with 160 apartments covered around 1.5 Acres in Thoraipakkam, OMR, Chennai. We digged borewell in our apartment. It was manual borewell and no machine used. Borewell guys stopped digging at 26 feet due to presence of salt water. We have placed rings around the bore but...
    Anonymous (not verified)posted 4 months 2 weeks agoread more
  • PVC pipe got stuck during the borewell digging process
    Hi, We live in triplicane Chennai, our previous borewell was 60 feet and water was good. My neighbor drilled bore for 200 feet then suddenly next day our borewell went dry and the problem starts, so we planned to drill new bore for 250 feet with same contractor who drilled bore for our neighbor. He...
    Anonymous (not verified)posted 4 months 2 weeks agoread more
  • No water in borewell
    I dug a borewell 180 feets and received 2 inches of water at160 feets, however, when we fit the motor, only one inch of water came out. Would want to know the reason for this?
    Anonymous (not verified)posted 4 months 2 weeks agoread more

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Posted By : priyad
Posted Date : Mon, 2019-12-02 15:53
Water stewardship is an approach predicated on the concept that water is a shared resource and so water risks are also shared risks that everyone in a catchment will face

Water, its use, availability, and impact on people has been on the public policy debate centerstage for the past several years. In India, a growing water crisis driven by climate change, inefficiency, and water pollution is slowly moving to a near-permanent state that will harm the country’s people, economy and environment.  

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Posted Date : Sun, 2019-11-10 17:11

Sir,

I need help for setting up subsidised solar irrigation pump. What are the requirements for the process? Where should I contact and whom?

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Posted Date : Tue, 2019-11-05 12:08
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Focus on water conservation in MGNREGA: Rural Development ministry to states

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Posted Date : Mon, 2019-11-04 12:23
Despite being the lifeline of India’s water supplies, groundwater is overlooked by policy makers and users alike.

A majority of India’s water problems are those relating to groundwater—water that is found beneath the earth’s surface. This is because we are the largest user of groundwater in the world, and therefore highly dependent on it.

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Posted By : Anonymous (not verified)
Posted Date : Sat, 2019-11-02 14:56

The building where I am staying consists of 14 flats. I am staying in 2nd floor approved flat and water supply to my flat has been stopped stating that 2nd and 3rd floor unapproved flats are not getting water when overhead tank is filled and let out. Instead they illegally used a hose directly from the motor and let out water in the first floor. What legal action can I take against these people who are causing me trouble and nuisance by stopping water supply to my apartment. All the pipelines from the overhead tanks are concealed.

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Posted Date : Fri, 2019-10-25 13:13
Groundwater use has doubled in Pune. Comprehensive mapping of groundwater resources and better management and governance is the need of the hour.

Pune continues to face a water crisis every summer despite having sufficient water, thanks to its geographical location and plentiful natural water assets. While enough of its water needs are taken care of by water supply from the Khadakwasla dam, the use of groundwater to meet the needs of the population continues to increase.

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Posted By : priyad
Posted Date : Mon, 2019-09-30 12:38
The recently concluded 4 day conference in Bangalore looked at the current state of global water resource challenges & future pathways to achieve the SDGs, while ensuring equity in access to all.

The Water Future Conference in Bangalore last week, saw many from the scientific community, academia, research, civil society and the media come together to discuss the state of water resources across the world and in India, as well as future pathways and scenarios, and different technological and institutional solutions to accelerate the implementation of the water SDGs and the 2030 Agenda targets, leaving no one behind.

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Posted By : Anonymous (not verified)
Posted Date : Sat, 2019-09-21 00:12

Dear Sir,

I am living in a hilly area and I have to take water from 130 meter down. There is an open well and 1.5 hp submersible pump, my problem is the delivery hose. I used green coloured hose and after 3 months its broken, now I want to replace it. Can you suggest me the proper hose to use for this purpose. Thanking you.

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Posted By : Anonymous (not verified)
Posted Date : Mon, 2019-09-16 14:32

We have 235 feet borewell at home and we use texmo compression motor to pump. We observed that the water is not pumped up to the water tank from past few days. We could see meagre water in tank even if motor is running for more than an hour. We already had a borewell with 90ft depth and since there was no water, we installed new one last year with a depth of 235ft after checking with experts. We did not face any issues till date and the electrician has checked the motor and confirmed no issues with it.

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Posted By : Anonymous (not verified)
Posted Date : Fri, 2019-09-06 08:31

We have a borewell of 1120 ft and from the day we have installed motor excess sand coming out with water. Initally we had put 20 Hp pump and motor at 300 ft, delivery 3 inch but the pump got damaged in 7 days due to sand. Then we put new pump of 20 hp and that also got damaged after 10-12 days & bore got punctured and water of upper table got mix in borewell which is of 2500 TDS. After 15-20 days bore got repaired and puncture done and we put 12 HP 12 stage pump but still it is throwing sand and TDS is still 1800. Actual tds at that level is 300.

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