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The Erai river (Source: India Water Portal)
Friday, 30 November 2018 10:56
The tragic tale of Erai
The polluted Erai river needs to be restored before it completely dies and leaves the people dependent on it searching for drinking water.
Billions of litres of groundwater pumped out every year contribute to carbon emissions. (Photo: IWP Flickr photos)
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Groundwater decline increases carbon emission
The latest study shows declining reserves and rising carbon dioxide emissions from pumping groundwater add to India’s environmental woes.
The Hirakud dam on the Mahanadi (Source: India Water Portal)
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  • Mumbai-Ahmedabad train corridor gets wildlife clearance
    Wildlife clearance granted to Mumbai-Ahmedabad high speed train corridor The committee led by Union Environment Minister Harsh Vardhan has granted wildlife clearance to the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed train corridor. The project clearance has been given to divert around 216 hectares of land from in...
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  • Allowed depth for borewell in Hyderabad
    (Received through email) Hi, I would like to know what is maximum allowed depth for a borewell? My next plot owner already went till 2000 and they are digging close to our apartment. So would need to know any norms set for maximum depth allowed by GHMC or CGWB. Regards Vinoth babu...
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  • Installation of borewell for domestic purpose
    i need to know all the points to be considered before the installation of a borewell for a family of 10 members. Location: Shela, Ahmedabad, Gujarat
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  • Problem in borewell water
    We have a borewell which giver smelly water during rainy days. Any reliable and perment solution to test the water and fix it to have a clean water.
    Anonymous (not verified)posted 3 months 4 days agoread more
  • What are the ways to succeed driling in a loose soil?
    We have drilled borewell upto 575 ft through sensor vehicle and used filter pipe and yet at 300ft it has been collapsed when checked through camera testing. However, at the same site we drilled  upto 73ft and installed 10" pvc pipe and drilled upto 155ft through inwell bed setting and found 3 l...
    Anonymous (not verified)posted 3 months 3 weeks agoread more
  • Industries to pay for groundwater extraction from June
    Industries to pay water conservation fee for extraction of groundwater  The Central Groundwater Authority (CGWA) has issued new guidelines for groundwater extraction to conserve groundwater. As per the new notification, a water conservation fee (WCF) would be levied on industries for...
    swatiposted 4 months 3 days agoread more
  • Installing of submersible pump in a borewell where there is no water source
    We drilled borewell in the month of October and we went until 1120 feet but we didn't find any source of water. The drilling person mentioned that water of 0.5" is available. We thought that it is a failure and we constructed our home. After completing the home construction, I used the camera techni...
    Anonymous (not verified)posted 4 months 4 days agoread more
  • Low votlage issue in running a submersible pump
    I have a borewell with a depth of 365 ft in which I have installed a 3/20 submersible pump. However, due to low voltage issue I am not able to extract the water. It is extracted only when nearby motors are switched off. What should I do?
    Anonymous (not verified)posted 4 months 2 weeks agoread more
  • The tragic tale of Erai
    The Erai river, the main tributary of the Wardha river, is the lifeline for the people of Chandrapur in Maharashtra. It primarily supplies water to the Chandrapur city and Chandrapur super thermal power station (CSTPS). Since 1984, after the initiation of operations of M/s C...
    makarandpurohitposted 4 months 3 weeks agoread more
  • Query regarding borewell
    We have put borewell at 165 feet with casing 72 feet. The drilling was stopped at165 feet due to loose soil and we have inserted filter pipe at 110feet. We have doubt whether we will get sufficient water.Pls share your valuable suggestions.
    Anonymous (not verified)posted 5 months 2 days agoread more
  • Bore dug uptill 560 foot
    We dug a borewell of 560 ft full casing. Found water at 420 ft after the black hard rock layer vanished at 400ft. Continued drilling red soil (which is suggested to have water) for further upto 560 ft. In summer we did the bore and checked it, the water level raised and came to 300ft. Later we insta...
    Anonymous (not verified)posted 5 months 6 days agoread more
  • Groundwater decline increases carbon emission
    Over-extraction of groundwater is a major environmental challenge in many parts of India. It is not only leading to a rapid decline in groundwater reserves but also contributing to India’s carbon emissions, a new study has warned. Billions of litres of groundwater pumped out every year contribute...
    arathiposted 5 months 6 days agoread more
  • Calculate no of stages required for the borewell
    Hello Everyone, Kindly help me in deciding the no of stages required for the below borewell: Borewell depth: 910 ft; Planning to install Motor at 800ft; I got permisssion to install 7.5 hp motor. So, how to calculate the no of stages required. Kindly help me. Thanks, Sivamoorthy.
    Anonymous (not verified)posted 5 months 1 week agoread more
  • Borewell in Himachal Pradesh supplying muddy water after installation.
    Our borewell is drilled till 310 feet and CI pipes are put inside till 240 feet due to presence of hard rock. We have installed 1hp motor at the depth of 210 feet. After flushing the water for many days we didn’t get clear water. But after 20 days water start clearing and we stopped further flushi...
    Anonymous (not verified)posted 5 months 3 weeks agoread more
  • Vidarbha farmer's date with success
    In a drought-prone region like Vidarbha in Maharashtra, mostly in the news for water scarcity and farmer suicide, it is not every day that you hear the success story of a farmer. That's why the story of Savi Thangavel, 69, a resident of Mohegaon village which is just 22 km from Nagpur, is speci...
    makarandpurohitposted 5 months 3 weeks agoread more
  • What should be the distance between two borewells in a farming land in Pune, Maharashtra?
    Hello, I am trying to dig borewell for irrigation purpose in my farm land but my neighbour farmer who is having his borewell from 150 feet from my location is obstructing me. Is there any regulation for drilling borewell for farming purpose. I went to local police but they have no clue about any rul...
    Anonymous (not verified)posted 6 months 5 days agoread more
  • Need solution for muddy water in borewell
    Hello, There is silt in my borewell which gets extracted into the water storage tank, because of this drinking water unit needs frequent replacement. Please provide solution for filtering of silt prior to collection in storage tank. Please suggest the options which could be helpful. 
    Anonymous (not verified)posted 6 months 1 week agoread more
  • Unable to pull motor and pipes from 350 feet deep borewell
    Hello, I have a borewell with 350 feet depth, suddenly we got a problem with wire which is connected to the motor placed at the bottom of the borewell. We tried to pull the motor and pipes with borewell machine and chain-type machine, but both have not worked. Now motor and pipes are still there at...
    Anonymous (not verified)posted 6 months 1 week agoread more
  • Jaundice grips Raipur
    The family of Somesh Manikpuri of Amasivani colony in Raipur is still in shock of his sudden demise from jaundice in May this year. Six similar deaths have been reported from Raipur since April 2018. Memsingh Chandrakar, a resident of Naharpara, another locality in Raipur, was also affected by jaund...
    makarandpurohitposted 7 months 3 days agoread more
  • Pumping yellowing water from borewell
    Hi, I live in a flat comprising of about nine houses. We live in Maduravoyal, Chennai. Due to scarcity of water from well, we dug 100 feet borewell pump in which water started flowing from 20 feet itself. Hose is set at 80 feet because of more dust particles and we pump water using 1HP jet pump fro...
    Anonymous (not verified)posted 7 months 3 days agoread more

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Posted Date : Wed, 2019-02-13 12:53
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Wildlife clearance granted to Mumbai-Ahmedabad high speed train corridor

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Posted By : swati
Posted Date : Mon, 2019-02-04 09:16

(Received through email)

Hi,

I would like to know what is maximum allowed depth for a borewell? My next plot owner already went till 2000 and they are digging close to our apartment. So would need to know any norms set for maximum depth allowed by GHMC or CGWB.

Regards
Vinoth babus
 
 

 

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Posted By : Anonymous (not verified)
Posted Date : Wed, 2019-01-23 18:43

i need to know all the points to be considered before the installation of a borewell for a family of 10 members.

Location: Shela, Ahmedabad, Gujarat

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Posted By : Anonymous (not verified)
Posted Date : Thu, 2019-01-17 15:13

We have a borewell which giver smelly water during rainy days. Any reliable and perment solution to test the water and fix it to have a clean water.

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Posted By : Anonymous (not verified)
Posted Date : Fri, 2018-12-28 11:40

We have drilled borewell upto 575 ft through sensor vehicle and used filter pipe and yet at 300ft it has been collapsed when checked through camera testing. However, at the same site we drilled  upto 73ft and installed 10" pvc pipe and drilled upto 155ft through inwell bed setting and found 3 layers of loose soil and kept covering the borewell.So what should we do now for a successful drilling?

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Posted By : swati
Posted Date : Wed, 2018-12-19 12:07
Policy matters this week

Industries to pay water conservation fee for extraction of groundwater 

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Posted By : Anonymous (not verified)
Posted Date : Tue, 2018-12-18 09:23

We drilled borewell in the month of October and we went until 1120 feet but we didn't find any source of water. The drilling person mentioned that water of 0.5" is available. We thought that it is a failure and we constructed our home. After completing the home construction, I used the camera technique and was able to find water at a depth of 300 feet but in the video that was provided I was not able to find any single source. But the camera person and some of the people are suggesting to put the motor.

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Posted By : Anonymous (not verified)
Posted Date : Tue, 2018-12-04 15:38

I have a borewell with a depth of 365 ft in which I have installed a 3/20 submersible pump. However, due to low voltage issue I am not able to extract the water. It is extracted only when nearby motors are switched off. What should I do?

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Posted By : makarandpurohit
Posted Date : Fri, 2018-11-30 10:56
The polluted Erai river needs to be restored before it completely dies and leaves the people dependent on it searching for drinking water.

The Erai river, the main tributary of the Wardha river, is the lifeline for the people of Chandrapur in Maharashtra. It primarily supplies water to the Chandrapur city and Chandrapur super thermal power station (CSTPS). Since 1984, after the initiation of operations of M/s CSTPS and Western Coalfields Limited (WCL), the river has begun to get polluted and is now gasping for breath.

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Posted By : Anonymous (not verified)
Posted Date : Tue, 2018-11-20 14:20

We have put borewell at 165 feet with casing 72 feet. The drilling was stopped at165 feet due to loose soil and we have inserted filter pipe at 110feet. We have doubt whether we will get sufficient water.Pls share your valuable suggestions.

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