Need procedures for cost effective drilling of deep borewells in Africa

In a remote place in Africa(Niger) , lack of access to water is a major problem. A NGO has started to target this issue by building bore wells. Shallow wells in…

Urban Waste Composting Methods and Uses for Agriculture - Experiences; Examples

From Avanish Kumar, Toxics Link, New Delhi
Posted 31 October 2007

Rapid urbanization has put Third World…

Need details regarding water saving toilet in Bangalore, Karnataka

Hi. I was just curious to know how we can make changes to our toilet flushes in our house so that we can have short and long flushes. I know this saves a lot of…

"Lifestraw" for filtering water : Need details of organisations which distribute the product in India

I am working as a Software Engineer in Bangalore.
There is a product called LifeStraw. It is a straw which filters the water,…

Maintenance of pond in apartment complex in Noida

Site : Omaxe, The forest, Super Deluxe Residential, 7 towers, 105 Flats & Pent Houses, at Sector 92, NOIDA

Purifying water with high TDS

What kind of machine or system can purify my borehole water as its TDS (total dissolved solids) is 8000 and where can I purchase the machine from?

Benefits for businesses from water and wetlands conservation

Have businesses gained from practising water and wetlands conservation? I know that Grasim Industries won the 2004 Stockholm Industry Water Award. Are there other…

Need information regarding manual treadle pumps in the market

Does anyone manufacture/market/sell low cost manual treadle pumps in India like the MoneyMaker pump manufactured by KickStart in Africa?
I was in India on a…

Need IS code details for rainwater harvesting pit in Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu

I want to know about the IS code details for rain water harvesting pit to be bored for an industrial site of approx area of 10000sqm. Our region is Coimbatore in…

Need information regarding area and indicative cost in wastewater treatment plant

What would be the approximate area required and indicative cost for a 200 KLD waste water treatment plant ? Raw water is domestic effluent. Treated water is to be…

Water quality standards for river water and drinking water

What are the water quality standards ( Bacteriological and Physicochemical parameters) with rsepect to river water and  drinking water followed in India?

Water quality standards -- recent revisions ?

Which standards/parameters of IS10500 has been revised by BIS ?

Amit Kr. Singh

ak_ranaji3@yahoo.co.in

Capacity building initiatives in WatSan - Need experiences, insights and lessons from initiatives taken in the past

From Arumugam Kalimuthu, WES-Net India & Plan India, New Delhi
Posted 18 October 2007

I am associated with…

Filtering well water for drinking in Cochin, Kerala

There is a well in my newly purchased propert in Cochin, Kakkand. This is being used by the neighbourhood as their drinking water source. Now I am planning to…

Quality of water required for horticulture

Of what quality should water for horticulture be ?
And similiarly for plants in nursery ?

We find that the…

Effluent treatment plant in a factory : Need solutions to get rid of the bad smell

Our factoryhas an ETP where canteen waste water, septic tank water and DM plant regenerated water is being treated. Its capacity is 200 T/Hr and max drain water…

Borewell in the middle of an open well in Bangalore, Karnataka - Need a method to line the open well and do rainwater harvesting

We have a open well 10 meters diameter & 15 meters depth built with stone blocks near Bangalore. There is a bore-well in the middle of the open well. In…

Why do wells not overflow in heavy rain ?

Why do wells not overflow when rivers get flooded and reservoirs/tanks overflow under the influence of heavy rains?

C.M.Devi

Permissible TDS limit for human consumption

What is the desirable limit of TDS in water for safe human consumption.

Atul Kumar Khirwal

attuulkkhirwal@yahoo.co.in

International legal status regarding sharing of waters

Would you kindly let us know what is the international
law on water sharing of common international
rivers.Can any neighbouring country withdraw water…

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