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I want full information on fluoride levels in villages in Anantapur district of Andhra Pradesh. How many people are suffering from this and how many people are consuming groundwater…

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I am Ram from Rameswaram in south India, Here tap water is a little salty, so can I use local brand mineral water here or should I drink branded water like Kinley. I am afraid of my…

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We have dug a bore well in my native place in 2009. We stay in Mumbai and when we go to our native we use the bore well. It has sufficient water. When we run the motor, water…

At our residential complex in Miraroad Mumbai, a borewell was dug 20 days back of about 9 feet depth & the borewell is full of water now. Please tell whether 9 feet depth is sufficient for our…

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I am Umashankar from Chennai. I have a problem of high iron content in the borewell, but some of my neighbours (within 50 - 100 metres), don't have this problem.

Is there anyway to…

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We are rainwater harvesters working in Rajasthan.

Is it necessary to use a bail plug at the bottom of a recharge borewell? If yes, what purpose does it serve? By what name is it…

I have drilled a borewell for agriculture purpose and the depth is 980 feet. We found water at 700 feet and from 700 feet to till 920 feet, the water level is constantly very minimal and from 920…

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This is Chetan from Bangalore. I am planning on reviving my grand parents farm in Tumkur. Need some advice regarding the borewell.

The farm already has a borewell, it is 6oo ft…

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I want to read the book 'Aaj Bhi Khare Hain Talaab'. Please can you send me a copy of this book or tell me how I can get hold of this…

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There are so many queries with respect to Integrated Watershed Management Programme (IWMP) staff in Maharashtra, Nanded. The concept of IWMP staff is not clear to the…

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We have to detect leakage in a sewer line about 1.5 km length and 400 m diameter. How do we go about it?

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My domestic 6 inch bore well is not supplying sufficient water through a mono block 1 HP motor placed at a distance with multiple bends. The details of bore well are:

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I live in a residential complex in Bowenpally, Hyderabad. We had a borewell, upto 600ft, but this summer it has dried up. We wanted to re-bore it deeper but the concerned authorities have sealed…

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I am working as a consultant in the communication and capacity development unit, Water and Sanitation Support Organization, Rajasthan. It is a Govt. of India supported unit under…

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I am a student, doing my MBA and residing at Avadi, Chennai. We have a problem with our motor. We dug a bore of 350 ft and motor is kept underground now and it shows some problem…

Vruksh Prem Seva Trust is an NGO working in Saurashtra region of Gujarat and is a 'National Award winner' for water conservation in 2008 (Award instituted by the Ministry of Water Resources).

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I'm looking for waterless toilets to be installed in a farm/residential school located in southern India. Its a non profit organization and appreciate all the help you can provide…

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What should be the optimum distance between a recharge borewell and service borewell? We intend to recharge with this recharge borewell.

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I am new to this blog. A couple of days back we had started drilling a borewell in my house and after reaching 75 feet depth it got stuck up and we are not able to remove the rods…

I have a 6 inch borewell, 600 feet deep. The water availability is from 270 feet. Would like to install a motor. Please suggest an efficient solution to pump the water from bore well.

Plan…