Can I pass rain water into a borewell that already has silt in Bangalore? Is it safe? Or should I pass it into the sump?

Hi,

I have a borewell in Bangalore which is giving 1" yield of water. When we had put the borewell a year ago, the person informed us that the borewell contains silt. I have put a 2 hp…

Motor stuck inside the borewell at Giddalur in Prakasham district, Andhra Pradesh - Need help to pull the motor up

Our bore well is 330 feet deep and the motor is installed at 300 feet. On 20/5/2012 we were unable to pump water, so we tried to lift the motor from inside but it fell down. We need assistance/…

Want to locate water source in my plot in Hosur road to dig a borewell - Need some help in this regard

Respected Sir

I am Anil Argekar and I have 60' by 40' plot at Ananth Nagar on Hosur road. I want to locate a water source in my plot so that I can go ahead and dig a bore well in my plot.…

Has any work been done on removing antibiotics from river water using genetically modified algae - How can we get clean water?

Dear Sir/Madam,

I'm a graduate student at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio and have enrolled in a sustainability class. As part of our project we are evaluating the use of…

Need help in providing low cost water filters to the poor in the backward districts of Assam - Looking for funding assistance

We are a NGO working for the development of livelihood enhancement in the most backward districts of Assam, India. We need support for providing low cost water filters to the poor. The people we…

What type of submersibile pump should I install for a 5 inch, 370 feet borewell in Bhubaneswar, Orissa for a family of 6?

Dear Sir,

My bore well (5 inches) depth is at 370 ft located near Bhubaneswar, Orissa, in a rocky area. First, water was found at 310 ft. As per the driller, the water flow is 1/2 inch. Now…

Dug borewell at 2 points in Mysore - Didn't get water initially, but later found water - Will I get water continuously?

Sir,

Few days back I drilled a borewell in my site in Mysore at 2 points. First one was for 200 feet and in that we did not get water. The second one we dug for 350 feet and in that also,…

Have dug RWH trenches in Bangalore- Want to check the depth at which rock starts- Do you have information about hydrogeologists?

(Query received over email from Venkatesh Sanganal)

At Akshayanagara Bangalore South, we residents have done 45 rain water harvesting (RWH) trenches. I wanted to study the earth beneath to…

Why have you removed the option of searching for experts in the field of water conservation by location? It was very useful

Hi,

I notice that you have removed the option to search for experts in the field of water conservation by "location" criteria. This was in fact a very useful thing for us since we would get…

Is a revised copy of the CPHEEO manual on sewage and sewage treatment available? How can I get hold of it?

Dear Sir,

I have one question. Is the attached manual on sewage and sewage treatment revised? If yes, then how can I get the revised manual? Please tell me as soon as possible.

Thanks…

Need to contact textile industries in Sanganer, Rajasthan, regarding effluent treatment through biological systems - Please help

Hello,

I am Dr. Rachana Singh, working in Amity University as a Professor. I came to know about your association to Sanganer from the Internet. Actually I am working on a project related…

Thesis on water and sewer affordability - Please contact me with your questions and concerns

Please contact me with your questions and concerns before you disregard this.

Sincerely

Looking for rainwater harvesting and STP consultants and contractors for an industrial project in Bangalore

Hi,

We are constructing an industrial building in Jigani Link Road, Bangalore. We are looking for the rainwater harvesting and Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) consultants and contractors.

Please give me information about job vacancies in WaterAid

Hello,

Please share with me the details about job vacancies in WaterAid.

Thank you.

Want to study impact of extreme weather - Looking for congruent dataset for rainfall at the district level between 1998 and 2009

(Query received over email from Jonathan Colmer)

To whom it may concern,

I am a PhD candidate at the London School of Economics, studying the impact of extreme weather events on trade…

Looking for water tanker services; wish to book tankers online - I stay in Bowenpally, Secunderabad

Hi,

I wish to book water tankers online for one or two days at a reasonable rate. I stay at Bowenpally- Secunderabad/Hyderabad.

Want to interview one of the authors who has written an article about water scarcity in this portal - Can I get contact details?

Hi,

My name is Nur Nabila, a final year student doing International Relations in one of the local universities in Malaysia. The reason I'm sending this is because I want to interview one of…

Tap water has a TDS of 185 in Bangalore - Should I go for Reverse Osmosis or UV or RO+UV water filter?

Hi,

I live in Bangalore. Currently the tap water we get (Kaveri water) has a TDS level of 185. We buy packaged water which has TDS level of 10 ppm.

What kind of water purifier we…

Want to install a filter for borewell water stored in over-head tank- Also need suggestions on rainwater harvesting in Mangalore

I'm in Mangalore. I would like to have one cost effective water filter for bore-well water that is stored in an over-head tank. Also, I would like to do rain water harvesting at my place. Please…

Interested in shooting a documentary that revolves around sustainable growth & water conservation: Need your help in this regard

Query received over email from Nikhil Iyer)

Respected Sir/Madam,

My name is Nikhil Iyer and I am a student of SAE College, Mumbai pursuing my Diploma in digital film making, and as…

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