Borewell construction -water scarcity

I live in Chennai. Our borewell is not yielding water and many of my neighbors face the same issue. plumber suggested us to drill another borewell. We do not have space , as our first floor…

Precipitation data 1901-2001

I am wondering whether the zeros in the precipitation data from 1901-2001 (https://www.indiawaterportal.org/met_data/) refer to missing values or whether the actual precipitations were zero? Thank…

Recycling of old plastic bottles

Plastic / PET bottles,I am told are being recycled to make cloth somewhere in Tamilnadu. Could you please tell us more about this, especially if such…

Purified water

I want to ask is purified water is good for health or not and is there any side effects of drinking purified water and how to purify water at home without purifiers.

WTP sludge management and disposal

As per the report published by CPCB recently on the current status of WTPs in India, most of the plants dispose off the clarifier sludge and filter backwash wastewater into nearby drains, ponds or…

Borewell motor stuck

We had 100 Ft bore which went dry, we called borewell driller, they came, remove old motor and drilled additional 150 Ft, ( water was found at 220-240 ft) We installed new motor, new pipes, wire…

Borewell related issue

I recently had a borewell done at my home. I was suppose to dig a borewell upto 120ft, the starting process was extremely easy as 40 ft was digged very easily with water been available at 40 to 45…

Water comes from borewell is red color

Hello Sir, We have a bore well in Bhubaneswar Orissa and for first 30 minutes the water comes from borewell is red color and after that red color disappears. Is there any iron filter available in…

About borewell motor to be purchased

I have recently dug borewell of 935 feet deep got water table at 2 stages, 1 at 570 feet stage and other at 825 feet, now what stage motor should I buy and what HP? Which company motor, and I am…

Submersible borewell yields yellow sandy water

Sir, around eight months ago I dug a submersible borewell in my house. It is around 180 feet deep. After installation it started giving water with very fine yellow sand and it is still continuing…

Iron removal from well water - Chennai, Mandaveli area

We presently have BRIM media over coarse aggregate of sand and pebbles in a 200 litre drum. Well water is pumped into this drum and the clean filterate from the bottom goes into our water tank by…

Water not reaching tank properly

I have installed new one HP jet motor at my home bore well is of 60 feet, due to water issues ... We had recently opened the bore, cleaned it and installed new jet and added 7 feet of pipe to…

Overcharged for drilling a borewell

The borewell contractor has charged different rates for different people. He has charged us much more than the normal market rates. As there was scarcity of water at our home , we had to pay him…

Rules and Regulations for Basement STPs-Badly Needed

Reuse of sewage / grey water from multi storied apartments is mandated everywhere. I almost all cases, these STPs are built in the basement and below road level. In some cases, they are built…

Borewell low yield & pumping issues in Whitefield Bangalore, Karnataka

I have drilled a borewell (1006 Feet) in 2015 December - I got water in two sources (2.5 inches) one at 550 Ft and the other at 750 Ft. Earlier I used to get water continuously even for 6-7 hours/…

TDS levels of RO reject water

I purchased a new RO water purifier system. Bore water TDS level is 650 PPM, after RO purification water TDS level is 70 PPM and reject water TDS level is 180 PPM. My doubt is that the TDS level…

Need advice - how to pump water in brittle / loose soil as after some period well is completely filled with soil

In our area soil is very brittle. Water is easily available from 50/60 feet but the problem is how to pump the water. After some time (1/2 months) well is getting completely fill with soil and not…

Packaged drinking water

i would like to start a packaged drinking water plant in western maharashtra. i would like to to know the investment involved in it.

Information about Met data (Delhi temperature and precipitation-1901-2002)

I am from Delhi and am doing a research project on climate change in Delhi. So I need some information about your met data. My project is based on your meta data. If the meta data is not genuine…

Bore water colour changing to brown

This is Vinay here recently have constructed my home near Bannerghatta Road in Bangalore, where in have drilled a borewell to 850 feet. The water force was so much that I couldn't drill further.…

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