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.
NITI Aayog is working on a plan to set-up desalination plants along India’s 7,800-km coastline, according to a report in The Economic Times. The plants will desalinate sea water which would then be supplied...
Three rivers, four water bodies, five wetlands and six forests have completely dried up in Chennai despite having better water resources and rains than other metro city. “Chennai also had 3000 Irrigation tanks. Why...
Prof. Manohar Khushalani, Editor, OneVorld, was interviewed extensively by the wire service, ANI, on the looming Water crisis in India. His interview forms part of it’s report circulated to all newspapers and news media...
CHENNAI STATISTICS Geographical Area 175.33 Sq.Km. Latitude / Longitude 13º04’ North / 80º15’ East Population 6 Millions Topography Flat Drainage Araniyar,Kortaliyar, Adayar & Coovum Average Rain fall 1400 mm per year Temperature 30º...