Need for awareness of farming communities on local groundwater system

Dependance on ground water resources for irrigation is increasing. Are farmer communities moving towards self managed supply sources of water? How important is awareness of farmers on local ground…

How to improve water quality in a house in Kumbakonam, TN - Test results attached

Hi,


I Live in Aduthurai, near Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu.

We have dug a 140 feet borewell and tested the water and following are the
results.

Colour - Slightly…

Not able to insert pump in the newly dug borewell, in Bangalore, Karnataka, because of stones - Should stones be drilled or borewell flushed?

We had dug a borewell in our site some 1.5 months back. Now when we tried to insert the motor inside the borewell we could not insert it after certian limit , below mentioned are the borewell…

Pump depth of a borewell In Bangalore, Karnataka increased to 280ft depth but good water comes only for 10 mins - Need a solution

 

I run a hostel in Bangalore at Kengeri ,our bore depth is 350ft, we had let the 2hp 25stage .

We had water from 2004to 2010 ,this year 2011 as summer is approaching we are facing…

Low water yield due to silt in a borewell in a house in Bangalore, Karnataka - Need solutions

I am resident of North Bangalore (hebbal area); my house has a borewell, dug up and done in June 2000 and I have been using since then. The details are:

 

-          Borewell location…

Drill bit broke and got stuck in the borewell at 625 ft - Need ways to remove it

Hello,

 

            This is Srinivas, I need to know if the drill bit of the borewell cuts and fall down inside the bore after 600ft depth can we remove it out.

When we started…

Need to know the minimum distance to be maintained from a multi-storey building to a proposed borewell site

Could you please let me know the minimum ditance to be maintained from a multistorey bulding to a proposed borewell site?

 

Regards

 

Sreekumar

Reusing unused drinking water in an office

In our office work location comprising of about 300 employees, upon rough calculations, nearly 400 Liters of unused drinking water without any contamination is being drained to sewage.

 …

Multiple problems in old bore well in a society in Ahmedabad, Gujarat -Should a new borewell be dug or re-use old one?

I am a resident of a society in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. Our borewell was down in the first
week of Februaru due to column break and the motor was detached from the upper part of the
column…

Borewell desilting - Will it damage the borewell and make it un-usable?

Hi,

We have a borewell in our apartment that has been giving us reduced yield.  We consulted with some borewell experts and they mentioned that we should desilt our borewell.  Currently…

Need studies on Murrah buffaloes and their performance in arid/semi-arid regions

Can you get us some studies on Murrah Buffaloes (or Jersey / HF or External Cows) and their performance when introduced into arid / semi-arid or harsh climates?

 

Chandrasekhar, Nemani…

Technical drilling issues in a borewell in Virajpet,Karnataka Need solutions to dig further

I had a problem when drilling borewell for irrigation purpose and the drillers say that the air is passing and would not be able to drill any further. This happened 2 years back in Kodagu,…

Need to be registered as a government approved geologist - Want to know the procedure

I am individual Geologist and conducting geophysical survey to locate ground water potential. Availing this service to individuals and government agencies.I want to know ,Is there a way to…

Sewage treatment plant in an apartment in Bangalore - Is it a legal necessity?

I live in a apartment in Bangalore which apparently does not have an STP, though the builder had sold it to us saying there was one. Now we realised that the sewage is being redirected to a lake…

Need experts to plan and advise on the feasibility of an open space RWH system in Jalna, Maharashtra -

I would like to seek the help of the experts in planning an open space rain water harvesting system. The system will be based on land being used for agriculture, 15 acres in total. The location is…

Need information regarding submersible motors - At what depth can it be placed

Hi, This is HARIKISHORE.S. Recently we have gone for a bore well of 365 ft. We got 1/2" water at 120 ft. From 200 ft to end of the bore, we got 1 1/2" water.Is it a gud bore?? Now we are planning…

Need to know the safe distance between septic tank and sump in a house

Greeting,

   While I understand its always better to keep maximum distance between Septic tank and Sump ( RCC with water proofing), in practice for my home, I can afford to only keep them…

Need a cost effective & reduced footprint wastewater treatment system for a newly constructed house in Bangalore,Karnataka

I'm  from Bangalore and i'm searching for a grey or black water treatment system for my newly constructed house. The catch in my building design is, it is having only a very small area which can…

Query from TamilNadu - Need to know the type of motor, with reduced running hours, to be used for a borewell of200 ft depth and tank at 30 ft above the ground

Dear Experts,

I am living in a buliding where the total no of flats are 8 (4+4). We have a bore well of 200 feet depth and a overhead water tank located at 30 feet height from the ground. We…

Borewell performance issues in a house in Attapadi, Kerala - How to stabilise & improve yield?

Dear Sir,

 

I live in a hilly region called Attapadi in Kerala. I have sunk a borewell.

We hit rock after 80 feet of drilling hence 80 feet casing used. Further we drilled up to…

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