What to do when the silt in a borewell has reached to 210 ft level ?

Hi, I have dug a borewell 430 ft deep at Ulsoor in Bangalore. Four months ago the motor got stuck in the borewell and I pulled the motor up using air pressure. The motor was then repaired and…

Need suggestion on digging a borewell inside the parking space

Hi. I want to dig a borewell in my house in Bangalore near Yelahanka IAF backside. The problem is that I have only 2.5 ft space available for the borewell, which also incudes the boundry wall. If…

Need advice on a best quality submersible pump

We want to replace our 3 HP motor with a new one. Can you provide a list of options from which we can choose a best quality, cost effective pump with best services, reliability and warranty. The…

Need remedy for borewell water stains left on car windows after washing

In all the housing societies in Mumbai & Thane cities the car is washed using borewell water. Over a period of time it leaves a heavy stain on car windows which is difficult to remove.

I…

What should be the distance of wastewater tank and an open well in Kerala?

What should be the distance of wastewater tank (washing/sink/bathing) and an open well in Kerala?

Need district-level monthly rainfall data for Gujarat

Hi, I need district-level monthly rainfall data for Gujarat for the year 2012-2013. I had downloaded the rainfall data from your website for the period 2004 to 2010 but now it seems to be…

Need advice on the borewell pump stuck at the bottom

In our apartment, we have a borewell around 250 to 300 ft deep. Recently, the borewell pump was not working and we tried to pull the pump out but was unable to pull it out. We called the borewell…

Looking for traditional/scientific diviners in Arakalagud, Karnataka

Around 10 days ago we had dug a borewell in our land approx. 400 ft but we found no water at the point that was drilled. I want to dig another point/location in my land where I can find water with…

Need suggestion on the water yield expected from a borewell

Recently, I did ground water exploration survey for my land located close to a dam (600 meter away) but at an elevation of 200 meter from the water body. The repot says the water yield expected is…

Need advice on digging a borewell near a compound wall ?

I am trying to dig a borewell at a vacant site in Bangalore south. The borewell point I got for digging is very close, about two feet, from the compound wall of a house. The drillers are saying it…

What is the TDS level in the water in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh

Hi, I want to know the level of total dissolved solids (TDS) in drinking water in Bhopal. Should I purchase packaged water for drinking?

Need to know the calculation for reference crop evapo-transpiration (ET) and potential ET

I want to know that how the reference crop ET and potential ET were calculated, which are provided on the India Water Portal site ?

Is it illegal to dispose the treated water from STP to the main sewage line?

Hi, We have a sewage treatment plant (STP) in our apartment complex in Whitefield, Bangalore. The treated water from the STP is reused in toilets and gardening but we are facing the issue of…

Need humidity and greenhouse gas emission data

Hello I am a Asst. Prof. at Delhi University. I need humidity  and greenhouse gas emission data for Western Uttar Pradesh. Please provide some links from where I can get the data. Thank You.

Need english version of the book 'Aaj bhi khare hain talab' by Anupam Mishra

Hello, I am Kinjal Shah, a student from Landscape Architecture, CEPT University, Ahmedabad. I am doing thesis on 'Restoration of Ponds in Surat'. For my thesis I need the english version of the…

Need suggestion on presence of rocks inside an open well

I have an open well in my house in Ernakulam district, Kerala. It is around 20 to 30 feet deep. Our problem is that during very heavy summer season we experience shortage of water.Cracking rocks…

Need to know the best practices on Fecal Sludge Management (FSM) in India

WASH with the support of Population Service International (PSI) and Water for People (WFP) is engaged in a landscape study on FSM. As part of the study, we intend to do mapping of the best…

Need district-wise rainfall data of India

Hello, I need district-wise rainfall data of India. Please let me know the source from where it can be obtained. Thanks & Regards, Bhupendra Reliance Foundation

Need suggestion on a source of water for agriculture

Recently, I have purchased an agriculture land, which does not have any well or a pond in its vicinity. I am planning to drill a borewell but the problem is that I do not have an electricity…

What happens when primary treatment is skipped while treating wastewater ?

At some locations, municipal wastewater is directly taken to secondary treatment and the primary treatment is skipped. 1. I want to know what happens when the primary treatment is skipped. 2. Does…

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