Solution needed for muddy borewell water - Question from Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh

This summer we had a borewell dug at Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh. Below are the details of the system. 


Was drilled till 260ft, during pipe insertion it went till only 200ft. 4…
Looking for English versions of the groundwater documents of Karnataka

I am wondering if there are downloadable English versions of the following documents:

1. Karnataka Groundwater (Regulation and Control of Development and Management) Bill 2011

2.…
White precipitate in borewell water and rice turns reddish in colour when cooked - Can you provide the contact details of someone who can test the water quality

I have new borewell which is about 95 meter depth. Initialy there were a foul smell for the water and hence we were using it for irrigation purpose - for about one month. After this period the…
Want to know which motor pump can be used and at what depth it needs to be installed for a residential house in Yelahanka, Bangalore,Karnataka

For my proposed house construction in 35x50 site, following borewell was drilled…
What is the best time to dig borewell ?

 

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Borewell drilling stopped at 780 feet in a house in Namakkal District, Tamil Nadu - Please suggest a suitable pump based on capacity, power source and the kind of pipe to be used

Hello Sir

I am from Namakkal Dt, TamilNadu. I did borewell for 2 house use purpose. 

Used 61/2'' borewell.

Till 100 ft it was fully dry powder

Around 100 ft the dry become…
Pump stuck at 575 ft and we are unable to push or pull it out - Advice required on controlled blasting technique for the pump without causing any damage to the building

Sir,

One of the bore in our apartment is 800 feet deep while the submersible motor is immersed only to a depth of  600ft. We intended to lower the motor from the existing 600ft to 720 ft,…
Solution Exchange discussion - Ways to improve O&M of rural water supply schemes

 

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Solution Exchange discussion - Tools and Strategies for inclusion of marginalized in Water and Sanitation

 

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What is the best time to drill borewell at agricultural land - Is it summer or winter?

Hi,

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Water recycling in a flat in Bangalore,Karnataka - Need someone to undertake this

Hi we have recently purchased a flat in Shantipark apartments ( it is a 11year old bldg) the total area is…
Use of low-cost technologies to provide drinking water and solar energy in Sundarbans,West Bengal

From Sujoy Chaudhury, GOAL India Field Office, Kolkata
Posted 23 August 2011

I am Sujoy Chaudhury working with the GOAL India Field…
Solution Exchange discussion - Developing tools for Water Quality Management

I am involved in the implementation of the Wetland Conservation Programme. This programme started in 2007 and aims at protecting the Vembanad lake ecosystem,…
Water harvesting and effluent treatment plant for a 30 acres industrial park in Assam

We are developing proposal for a industrial park in Assam. The park will cover an area of 30 acres and house 40 - 50 small scale industrial units (mainly food processing, plastics, handloom and…
Rainwater harvesting in a house in Vijayawada, Andhra Pradesh - Please advise the best method and the cost involved

Hi,

We have a cement sheeted house in an area of 1350sq ft in Vijayawada, Andhrapradesh.

I want to know what are the best methods of rainwater harvesting considering the area of my…
Can you please give me details about the person who developed a bicycle pump for lifting water?
Farm Query: Bicycle pump for lifting water

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Please share the BCM data or rainfall data for Meghalaya

Dear Sir/Madam,

                     I would like to request you to please tell me how the Annual…
Question on pump capacity - Can 20 mins of pumping by a 5 HP pump remove all the water and next 40 mins fill up and start again

HI,

We are faced with a peculiar problem. We do not know if the fault is with the contractor or the borewell.

1. We dug a new borewell and hit multiple streams from 150 ft till 400 ft…
Solution Exchange discussion - Decentralised Water Service Delivery by Panchayats

Background

While I was working with the Indo-German bilateral project on Capacity Building of…
Improvement in bore well yield and pumping method - What is the ideal pump configuration for the plot in Chickmagalur, Karnataka

Dear All,

I have drilled a bore well on my six acre plot about 5 kms. from Birur town, Chikmagalore district, Karnataka, during 2007 to take up horticulture. The bore well location was…
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