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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.
Chennai reels under acute water crisis (Source: India Water Portal on Flickr)
Wednesday, 26 June 2019 11:36
High Court takes note of acute water crisis in Chennai
Policy matters this week
Image used for representational purposes only. Image source: India Water Portal on Flickr
Wednesday, 26 June 2019 10:53
Slow monsoon causes countrywide rainfall deficit of 44 percent
In the news this week
The pollution rates of the river Hindon are alarming. Despite work by conservation groups, the efforts on the part of the government to fix the problem remain uncertain. (Image: Hindi Water Portal)
Tuesday, 23 April 2019 18:48
Making water available for all
Civil society activists champion alternatives to conventional water management solutions implemented by the government.
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.
  • "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 1 week 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 3 weeks 2 days 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 3 weeks 3 days 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 3 weeks 5 days 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 3 weeks 6 days 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 1 month 2 days agoread more
  • Facing issue with borewell water, it is smelling like sewage water and getting bubbles
    Hi Team, This is Adithya from Hyderabad city Moula Ali area. I have an independent house situated at Moula Ali, Jawahar Nagar colony. We dug a borewell in the year 2005 with 300 ft depth, after that we flushed it in the year 2011 and then we never had a water problem. However, from past one year we...
    Anonymous (not verified)posted 1 month 2 days agoread more
  • The need for survival edge technology
    Decentralised and communitarian efforts in soil and water conservation, sustainable agriculture, afforestation and renewable energy need extensive investment, if the human race is to survive the deepening water, food, energy and climate crises. Moreover, since these crises most affect the poor who ...
    Amita Bhaduriposted 1 month 2 weeks agoread more
  • High Court takes note of acute water crisis in Chennai
    High Court raps Tamil Nadu government over water crisis in Chennai Taking note of the severe water crisis looming in the state, the Madras High Court has come down strongly on the Tamil Nadu government for not taking adequate steps to battle the crisis. The court has now sought a state-wide compreh...
    swatiposted 1 month 3 weeks agoread more
  • Slow monsoon causes countrywide rainfall deficit of 44 percent
    Monsoon makes slowest progress across India in 12 years (source: Times of India) Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) records show that this year's monsoon has so far been the slowest progressing monsoon in the past 12 years. The monsoon has currently reached just about 10 to 15% of the c...
    swatiposted 1 month 3 weeks agoread more
  • Twenty-six states under threat of desertification
    The threat of desertification increases in 26 of 29 states As per the State of India's Environment (SoE) 2019 in Figures, between 2003-05 and 2011-13, India has witnessed an increase in the level of desertification in 26 of 29 states. More than 80 percent of the country's degraded land lies in just...
    swatiposted 2 months 3 days agoread more
  • Piped water to all rural households by 2024: Government
    Government to launch rural piped water scheme Taking note that more than 80 percent rural households in the country are yet to get piped water supply, the government plans to launch a new mission to ensure water from the tap for each house in villages in the next five years. Union Jal Shakti minist...
    swatiposted 2 months 3 days agoread more
  • Ensure adequate water to Delhi: HC to Haryana
    HC orders Haryana government to supply adequate water to Delhi and monitor Yamuna through live Google maps The Delhi High Court has ordered the Haryana government to ensure that adequate water is provided to Delhi and to monitor the Yamuna river through live Google mapping. The decision has come af...
    swatiposted 2 months 1 week agoread more
  • How to clean a borewell ?
    What type of borewell cleaning method will be successful? Having problem of water accumulation inside borewell. Water pumping stops in 5 minutes when using pumping motor.
    Anonymous (not verified)posted 2 months 1 week agoread more
  • Submersible pump jammed after 10 mins of operation
    I have drilled a new borewell and it is 240 feet. Yesterday I have installed a pump at 200 feet, I have found water at 140 feet but the pump got jammed. Please let me know what is the problem? Is it due to less water or sand problem?
    Anonymous (not verified)posted 2 months 2 weeks agoread more
  • How to know the capacity of a new borewell?
    Our borewell is about 900ft depth. During drilling there was no water but little bit of wet soil came out after drilling about 400 ft. We are so disappointed. Nearby sites are having good yield of water at around 200 to 300 fts itself. The driller hopes that it will yield about 0.75 inches water whi...
    Anonymous (not verified)posted 2 months 2 weeks agoread more
  • Question regarding water availability in an old borewell
    There is a borewell which is almost 20yrs old, which has not been used till date, as there was little water source. I do not know, how deep it is, but my relatives tell me its more than 500 feet deep. I recently lowered a rope with brick to check for water, these are my findings: Water present at 10...
    Anonymous (not verified)posted 2 months 2 weeks agoread more
  • Need to select a pump for borewell
    I need to select a pump for my new borewell. It is 25 mtr in depth. I need to pump water for domestic purpose tank 10 mtr above ground. Which typ of pump will suit the purpose?
    Anonymous (not verified)posted 2 months 2 weeks agoread more
  • Motor recovery from borewell in Hyderabad, Telangana- Expert help required
    We have a borewell of 200 feet, 4.5 inch dia. Couple of years back one submersible motor got stuck at 180 feet while removing for repair. The bore mechanic was not able to remove it, so we bought another submersible motor and installed it above the existing motor at 180 feet. Now we want to re-drill...
    Anonymous (not verified)posted 2 months 2 weeks agoread more
  • Do we need BMC permission for rainwater harvesting ringwell
    Hello, We are a housing society in Mumbai. We have obtained permission for borewell and drilled the borewell and have dug the ringwell pit around the borewell. So this will be for borewell recharge. We have dug another ringwell, this will be for groundwater recharge. We want to know if any permissi...
    Anonymous (not verified)posted 2 months 2 weeks agoread more

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Posted By : priyad
Posted Date : Wed, 2019-08-07 14:29
A million recharge wells for Bangalore

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.

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Posted By : Anonymous (not verified)
Posted Date : Sun, 2019-07-28 20:38
  • 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 shifts per day.

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Posted By : Anonymous (not verified)
Posted Date : Sat, 2019-07-27 23:48

If the water pump is not used for a long time, will it stop working? If so how often should I use the pump?

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Posted By : Anonymous (not verified)
Posted Date : Thu, 2019-07-25 02:39

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 we are not sure if the borewell water received is the fresh water or its water seepage through subsoil. Some people here say its subsoil water seeping into the bore. We are able to find water even if we dig for 10 feet in our area. Please help us in this.

Thanks Barath

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Posted By : Anonymous (not verified)
Posted Date : Wed, 2019-07-24 13:32

Hi,

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Posted By : Anonymous (not verified)
Posted Date : Fri, 2019-07-19 22:38

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?

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Posted By : Anonymous (not verified)
Posted Date : Fri, 2019-07-19 06:53

Hi Team,

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Posted By : Amita Bhaduri
Posted Date : Tue, 2019-07-02 20:58
Decentralised communitarian technology can mitigate the water crises facing us today.

Decentralised and communitarian efforts in soil and water conservation, sustainable agriculture, afforestation and renewable energy need extensive investment, if the human race is to survive the deepening water, food, energy and climate crises.

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Posted By : swati
Posted Date : Wed, 2019-06-26 11:36
Policy matters this week

High Court raps Tamil Nadu government over water crisis in Chennai

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Posted By : swati
Posted Date : Wed, 2019-06-26 10:53
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Monsoon makes slowest progress across India in 12 years (source: Times of India)

Indian Meteorological Department (IMD) records show that this year's monsoon has so far been the slowest progressing monsoon in the past 12 years.

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