Water stress: why integrated management matters
The last two years have been difficult for residents of India’s eastern city of Chennai in Tamil Nadu State. Monsoon rains have failed for two years and the city has braved a heat wave...
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Water Harvesting: Pipe Filters where there is a space crunch | Manohar Khushalani
However when there is a space crunch you can use a modular pipe filter to be directly connected to the piping system from the roof to the borewell or dugwell to be recharged. For maintenance of that system you must refer to the manufacturer’s brochure.
Water Harvesting: Recharge Pit with built in Desilting Weir | Manohar Khushalani
This Recharge pit can be used where the volume of water is large and there is not enough space to accommodate a desilting tank. The other advantage is that the surface water runoff can...
Water Harvesting: High Capacity Recharge Pit | Manohar Khushalani
Important: The number of borewells depends on the volume of water. Minimum one, maximum two, Three borewells can be used only in exceptional circumstances. Under no circumstance, the borewell should be deeper than the first aquifer. This is to ensure that people dont use it for pumping out water from deep aquifers.
Water Harvesting: Desilting Tank for removal of suspended impurities | Manohar Khushalani
After the harvested water is brought down from the catchment area this tank is used to remove the silt from the water. Dimensions are indicative. The size will vary depending on the amount of water coming in through the inlet pipe. more than one tank can be used in series if the first tank does not remove all the impurities. The Desilting tank should be cleaned in the dry season every year. Water outlet from the last desilting tank in the series will be sent to the Recharge Pit
Watch: Greenland Ice Sheet Turns Into 10 Billion Tonnes Of Water In Hours
An extraordinary melt event that began earlier this week continues on Thursday on the Greenland ice sheet, and there are signs that about 60% of the expansive ice cover has seen detectable surface melting, including at higher elevations that only rarely see temperatures climb above freezing.
With a whopping 206 mm of rains, Naliya surpasses July average rainfall | Skymet
According to meteorologists at Skymet, Kutch will now witness light rains with moderate spells in between for next two to three days. With the arrival of the new system which is very likely to brew in the Bay of Bengal will act as a catalyst and would then give torrential rains over the region.
Maple Tree Farm | Currylines – Caroline’s
Mapletree farm has rapidly risen to considerable proportions in a short span of 3 years and plans not to stop until it conquers the entire country with its principles and converts as much of the land as possible, into ethically farmed regions, which as we all know, is definitely the need of the hour.
How to construct a Water Harvesting Pit | Jalam Jeevam
Ground water is one of the important sources of water in urban areas. With increasing urbanization, underground water has been indiscriminately exploited, causing depletion in water table and water availability. It is very evident...
How ancient India preserved the traditional heritage of water resources – The Hindu
Ahead of the World Environment Day, experts say that traditional knowledge methods seems to be the only way to counter the approaching national water emergency Large number of water bodies built by women include...