Borewell construction in Dehradun, Uttarakhand : Need advice on the permissions to be taken

I wish to know if there is any legal hurdle / requirements  in case i wish to dig a borewell for self consumption in my residence located in Dehradun? If yes, what all permissions are required to…

Solution Exchange Consolidated reply: Microfinance for Minor Irrigation and Community based Water Management Systems: Experiences; Examples

A consolidated reply of experiences and examples shared by various members of the Solution Exchange Water…

Rapid increase in borewells in Chennai, TN, a cause for concern - Citizen's viewpoint

I live in a residential complex having 10 duplex houses with individual open wells  of 15ft depth at Chitlapakkam, a suburb in Chennai [near Tambaram] for the past four years. Though water level…

Blow down water from cooling towers to garden for irrigation - Need details and clarification on permissible quality

I want to use blow down water from cooling towers for irrigation purposes in my factory garden. So should I follow standards of "land for irrigation" from Schedule 6 of EPA to check whether the…

Need advice on a suitable pump for borewell in Bangalore, Karnataka

I got a borewell dug for our residence, details are as follows:

1. The bore site is located at 97, 4th Cross,Muniappa Layout, Nagenahalli, RT Nagar post   Bangalore 560 032.
2.…

Power cuts & unclosed taps : Is there a solution for preventing water leakage?

Power cuts in the metro cities and tier A cities (like Pune) causes emptying of the elevated water tanks during the peak hours. Usually in a hurry, I forget to check all the taps before leaving…

Documentation request of the G. Ashwatha Narayana report on condition of Krishnarajasagar dam in Karnataka

If anyone has access to the G. Ashwatha Narayana report that studies the condition of Krishnarajasagar dam, can they make it available to India Water Portal ? Some media outlets…

Low cost effluent treatment plants for small scale industries - Need experiences and inputs

From Nupur Bahl, All India Artisans and Craftworkers Welfare Association (AIACA), New Delhi
Posted 1 June 2009

Borewell troubleshooting concerns in Vasanthnagar, Bangalore, Karnataka

There were two borewells drilled in our construction site this month

1. Upto 280ft (northeast), no water source found. Just a single white color rock found from 30 ft to 280 ft.

Water crisis due to borewell failure in Delhi - Need help

I live in Palam colony - New Delhi. We have only one source of water which is our borewell, the current depth of our borewell is 220 feet and now we are in water crises as there is no more water…

Automatic data logging systems for rainfall and runoff measurement in Goa: Advice and contact details needed

We, Mineral Foundation of Goa are implementing a Watershed Development project in North and South Goa. Under this we undertake a number of activities aimed at increasing the recharge and…

Need advice on drilling borewell and choosing the right pump for an ashram in Guwahati, Assam

We plan to construct an ashram on the slope of Kamakhya Temple (mountain) at Guwahati, Assam. The plot of land is about 250-350 feet above the Brahmaputra river. The water requirement is about…

Queries on implementing an RWH system in Hyderabad, AP

I am staying in a 5 story apartment with 42 flats in Hyderabad. We have 2 bore wells for supply of water. Our borewells are getting dried up during the summer. This year after Feb 2009 we are…

Drilling borewell through pebbles and boulders in Hyderabad, AP : Advice required

I am from Hyderabad, Moosapet. We planned to drill 800 ft for a new borewell as per geologist's suggestions, as our old borewell with 350 ft dried up. We started 6.5 inch drilling and there was no…

Optimizing power usage in water management in an apartment complex in Bangalore, Karnataka : Consultant required

I live in an apartment complex in Bangalore that has about 100 flats. The issue is that we are faced with huge power bills from BESCOM every month and part of the reason is the motors running for…

Need information on rain gauge stations in Araniar & Kosasthaliyar river basins in Tamil Nadu

I am pursuing Ph.D in water resources, in S.V. University College of Engineering, Tirupati. For my research work, I need the information regarding the list of various rain gauge stations in…

Advice regarding submersible pump placement in a borewell in Kumbakonam, Tamilnadu

I am living in a village near Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu. I live in an apartment complex. Even though we have a borewell the capacity of the pump and borewell depth concerns us. With a long term view…

Role of women in rural drinking water governance in Maharashtra - Need experiences and examples

From Seema Kulkarni, Society for Promoting Participative Eco-System Management (SOPPECOM), Pune
Posted 20 May 2009

Need reasons for sudden spike in iron content in borewell in Kurukshetra, Haryana

We are having a departmental deep borewell  (depth: 275') in village Guhan near Kurukshetra, which was drilled nearly six months back. The quality of water is very good but for the last few days…

Need guidance in selecting appropriate purification technology for borewell water : Test report attached

I have a borewell that is yielding water with a very salty taste. I would like to use this water for bathing & domestic purposes. For this I would like guidance regarding the type of…

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