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The Mandovi river disputed between Karnataka and Goa (Source: IWP Flickr Photos)
Thursday, 26 December 2019 14:08
Centre holds green signal to Kalasa-Banduri project
Policy matters this week
Picture credit: Romit Sen
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
  • Solar pump set installation
    Hello, I have planned to install a solar pump set in my agricultural land. Kindly suggest which one is better whether AC or DC power. Cost is not an issue. Thanks
    Anonymous (not verified)posted 1 month 3 days agoread more
  • Pumping groundwater to harnessing rainfall: A tale of two states
    Groundwater depletion, a growing challenge for India Groundwater depletion is assuming serious proportions in India with extraction having increased from less than one million in 1960 to almost 24 million in 2014. Irrigation consumes as high as 90 percent of the groundwater extracted annually, whil...
    aarti kelkar kh...posted 1 month 1 week agoread more
  • Repurposing microirrigation to deal with water woes
    India is likely to face stark water scarcity in the coming decades as a result of excessive use, according to the World Resources Institute (WRI)’s Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas - a tool to visualise and assess water stress and drought and flood risk covering 189 countries. The loo...
    Amita Bhaduriposted 1 month 2 weeks agoread more
  • India to have more rains, floods and warm days in the coming century: Report
    India's first climate change assessment report warns of heavy rains, more floods and warmers days According to the report titled 'Climate change assessment over Indian region', the country will experience warmer days and nights along with frequent heavy rainfall spells causing floods till the end o...
    Swati Bansalposted 1 month 2 weeks agoread more
  • Groundwater depletion in Punjab: Time for a major policy overhaul
    Punjab, a small state in northwest India, derives its name from the Persian words panj (five) and āb (water), meaning the "land of five rivers". Ironically, this state is now regularly in the news for its rapidly depleting groundwater levels. The most recent government repo...
    Amita Bhaduriposted 1 month 4 weeks agoread more
  • Developing an effective participatory groundwater monitoring program at village level
    The ‘Managing Aquifer Recharge and Sustaining Groundwater Use through Village-level Intervention’ (MARVI) project is being undertaken since February 2012 with the overall aim to improve the security of irrigation water supplies and enhance livelihood opportunities for rural communities in India....
    Amita Bhaduriposted 2 months 4 weeks agoread more
  • Clean drinking water: Still a pipe dream for Maharashtra?
    Latur in Maharashtra has been facing acute drinking water scarcity over the last month and has been in news again, and that too, inspite of having piped water connections and a good monsoon this year! Indeed, availability of safe drinking water near the house can provide a number of advantages. It ...
    aarti kelkar kh...posted 4 months 2 weeks agoread more
  • Need to know capacity of a 7.5 HP borewells motor at 12 stages with 1.5 Inch water at 620 feet in Osmanabad, Maharashtra
    Posted By : Vikrant Pandhare Posted Date : 29/03/2020 I have 620 feet deep borewells which contains 1.5 inch water and 7.5 HP motor with 12 stages as well as outer pipeline is 2.5 inch pipe. Please let me know if 1.5 inch water in borewell is there which size pipeline should I choose? My sec...
    Anonymous (not verified)posted 4 months 2 weeks agoread more
  • Community-led piped water supply initiative in Bihar
    Water is a precious natural resource that ensures human well-being. However, across the globe there is a severe water crisis, which is heightened by issues of inaccessibility and contamination. “The right to water and sanitation is a human right equal to all other human rights, which implies that ...
    Amita Bhaduriposted 4 months 2 weeks agoread more
  • Query regarding removing the public handpump not in use for more than 10 years
    I am from Telangana. I have a query regarding a handpump which lies in between two plots and the major part of it is in my plot. The hand pump has not been in use for more than 10 years. I want to know the procedure to remove the hand pump for my plot as it is hindering my construction planning. Ple...
    Anonymous (not verified)posted 5 months 14 hours agoread more
  • Under Har Ghar Nal Se Jal, states to open water testing labs
    DDWS orders states to open up water testing laboratories to the public The Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS) has directed the states to open up water testing laboratories to the public, in order to empower people to be able to ascertain the quality of water being provided. The move...
    Swati Bansalposted 5 months 4 days agoread more
  • While drilling borewell 20 feet PVC pipe has been broken inside.
    Hi, While drilling borewell the 20 feet long PVC pipe has been broken. The team told that not able to remove this pipe so only do drill again on the pipe inside and destroy it. And they did it. They told that all the pieces of plastics were removed out while giving high pressure. Is it possible to ...
    Anonymous (not verified)posted 6 months 1 week agoread more
  • Perils, politics and prospects of groundwater in India
    After independence, India was largely food insecure but post Green Revolution around the 1970s, foodgrain production increased manifold consequently reducing food insecurity and poverty in the country, in spite of rapid population growth. Its ability to achieve targeted results was largely dependent...
    Amita Bhaduriposted 6 months 1 week agoread more
  • Distance between two borewells
    What is the minimum distance we should keep from neighbour's boundary to digg a borewell?
    Anonymous (not verified)posted 6 months 1 week agoread more
  • Query regarding borewell motor and pump
    Hi, Would like to know the specifications of motor and pump for my borewell which is 500ft deep. Is 2hp motor with 20 point sump suitable?
    Anonymous (not verified)posted 6 months 2 weeks agoread more
  • Can I use hose pipe drops for existing borewell?
    Now a days people are using hose pipes for borewell instead of rigid pvc or gi pipes of 20 ft each. Can I use hose pipes for a borewell of 70 feet where water is there for 36 feet. Currently it has 60 feet x 2 pvc pipes.
    Anonymous (not verified)posted 6 months 2 weeks agoread more
  • The Karnataka State Water Policy 2019
    The water crisis in Karnataka has not only led to severe agrarian distress in the eastern plains region but also created an acute shortage of domestic water, in both rural and urban areas. The 21st century has seen significant changes in demography, economy and agriculture, increasing the demand for...
    aarti kelkar kh...posted 6 months 3 weeks agoread more
  • Government notifies new wetland conservation rules
    Environment Ministry notifies new wetland conservation rules The Environment Ministry has notified new conservation rules that prohibit setting up or expansion of industries, and disposal of construction and demolition waste within the wetlands. The ministry has also ordered all the state and union...
    Swati Bansalposted 7 months 1 day agoread more
  • Groundwater variability: The tale of two states
    India, a groundwater stressed country India is the largest user of groundwater in the world and is experiencing an alarming depletion of its groundwater resources with withdrawal rates being much higher than replenishment. Evidence shows that India's dependence on groundwater has increased followin...
    aarti kelkar kh...posted 7 months 5 days agoread more
  • Godavari, Krishna rivers will not be linked
    Andhra Pradesh and Telangana shelve plan to link Godavari and Krishna rivers The governments of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana have shelved the project to inter-link Godavari and Krishna rivers that was expected to benefit drought-prone areas in the two states. The reason behind this is Andhra govern...
    Swati Bansalposted 7 months 6 days agoread more

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Posted By : Anonymous (not verified)
Posted Date : Sat, 2020-07-11 16:24

Hello,

I have planned to install a solar pump set in my agricultural land. Kindly suggest which one is better whether AC or DC power. Cost is not an issue.

Thanks

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Posted By : aarti kelkar kh...
Posted Date : Wed, 2020-07-01 12:04
Saurashtra, and Vidarbha and Marathwada have similar climatic and aquifer characteristics. Why do the latter suffer from droughts when Saurashtra has been able to improve its groundwater levels?

Groundwater depletion, a growing challenge for India

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Posted By : Amita Bhaduri
Posted Date : Tue, 2020-06-30 13:39
Microirrigation does not often bring about a change in cropping patterns, with farmers continuing with water-intensive crops.

India is likely to face stark water scarcity in the coming decades as a result of excessive use, according to the World Resources Institute (WRI)’s Aqueduct Water Risk Atlas - a tool to visualise and assess water stress and drought and flood risk covering 189 countries.

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Posted By : Swati Bansal
Posted Date : Thu, 2020-06-25 07:28
News this week

India's first climate change assessment report warns of heavy rains, more floods and warmers days

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Posted By : Amita Bhaduri
Posted Date : Wed, 2020-06-17 10:08
The time for quick fixes is over; a comprehensive policy overhaul is urgently needed to impede the juggernaut of Punjab's groundwater depletion.

Punjab, a small state in northwest India, derives its name from the Persian words panj (five) and āb (water), meaning the "land of five rivers". Ironically, this state is now regularly in the news for its rapidly depleting groundwater levels.

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Posted By : Amita Bhaduri
Posted Date : Sat, 2020-05-16 15:52
Issues in groundwater management and recharge have been dealt with in a series of booklets as a part of the MARVI project.

The ‘Managing Aquifer Recharge and Sustaining Groundwater Use through Village-level Intervention’ (MARVI) project is being undertaken since February 2012 with the overall aim to improve the security of irrigation water supplies and enhance livelihood opportunities for rural communities in India.

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Posted By : aarti kelkar kh...
Posted Date : Mon, 2020-03-30 16:34
While water supply coverage has improved over the years in Maharashtra, why does safe and continuous water supply still remain a distant dream for the state?

Latur in Maharashtra has been facing acute drinking water scarcity over the last month and has been in news again, and that too, inspite of having piped water connections and a good monsoon this year!

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Posted Date : Sun, 2020-03-29 10:53

Posted By : Vikrant Pandhare

Posted Date : 29/03/2020

I have 620 feet deep borewells which contains 1.5 inch water and 7.5 HP motor with 12 stages as well as outer pipeline is 2.5 inch pipe. Please let me know if 1.5 inch water in borewell is there which size pipeline should I choose?

My second question is: The 7.5 HP pump stops every 3 minutes after pumping for 2 minutes. These 2 minutes water comes full in 2.5 inches pipe, later it gives break of 3 minutes and then starts pumping for 2 minutes. Kindly advice me on a right choice of over bend size of pipeline. 

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Posted By : Amita Bhaduri
Posted Date : Sat, 2020-03-28 12:34
For Har Ghar Nal Ka Jal to succeed, the state needs to look at water harvesting to augment groundwater availability.

Water is a precious natural resource that ensures human well-being. However, across the globe there is a severe water crisis, which is heightened by issues of inaccessibility and contamination.

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Posted By : Anonymous (not verified)
Posted Date : Mon, 2020-03-16 20:52

I am from Telangana. I have a query regarding a handpump which lies in between two plots and the major part of it is in my plot. The hand pump has not been in use for more than 10 years. I want to know the procedure to remove the hand pump for my plot as it is hindering my construction planning. Please provide sufficient details to me.

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