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Groundwater Recharge
Points of groundwater discharge: Types of springs – A presentation by ACWADAM
Posted on 26 Aug, 2010 08:52 PMThis presentation by ACWADAM deals with springs, their characteristics and types. Springs are indicated by locations or points on the ground surface, where water from beneath the ground emerges on to the surface. A common example is of an overflowing unconfined aquifer.
Some of the characteristics of springs are:
- Discharge from spring may be constant or variable.
- Springs can be perennial or seasonal.
- Discharge from a spring may vary between from a trickle to about 100 cum per second.
- Difficulty in access.
- Variation in discharge.
- Temperature of spring water may vary from mean atmospheric temperature to lower or higher, even boiling temperatures. Hot quality water springs are common to many parts of the world.
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Pani Panchayat: A model of groundwater management – A presentation by ACWADAM
Posted on 25 Aug, 2010 08:20 AMThe presentation by ACWADAM deals with Pani Panchayats as a model of groundwater management.
Pani Panchayat is the name first given to a movement by Mr. Vilasrao Salunke for motivating farmers of Naigaon village of the drought-prone Purandhar taluka of Maharashtra in 1974. The government's inability to deal with the drought situation prompted him to take a 40 acre land on lease from the village temple trust and develop a recharge pond in the recharge area of the village, a dug well in the discharge zone and a lift irrigation system.
Farmers got impressed with the results demanding a scale up of the experiment leading to the setting up of Gram Gaurav Pratisthan (GGP) through which the work was expanded to encompass both groundwater and surface water management.
Measurement of weather parameters: Data collection and analysis – A presentation by ACWADAM
Posted on 24 Aug, 2010 09:29 PMThe presentation by ACWADAM deals with measurement of weather parameters and outlines the methods used in weather related data collection and analysis. Weather information is necessary for the planning and implementation of watershed programmes, especially in understanding factors like groundwater recharge, the relationship between recharge & discharge and in aspects like irrigation planning.
Augmenting groundwater resources by artificial recharge: A case study of Kolwan valley by ACWADAM
Posted on 24 Aug, 2010 04:19 PMThe presentation by ACWADAM deals with a case study of augmenting groundwater resources by artificial recharge in Kolwan valley, Mulshi taluka, Pune. The DfID funded project was undertaken by the British Geological Survey in collaboration with its partners in India from 2002–2005. The objectives of the study were:
- Improved knowledge of the impacts of managed aquifer recharge in different physical and socio-economic settings.
- Guidance on scope and effectiveness of managed aquifer recharge for implementers, funders and policy makers.
- Dissemination of knowledge.
Emerging groundwater crisis in urban areas – A case study of Bangalore city
Posted on 16 Aug, 2010 07:14 AMThe paper by the Institute for Social and Economic Change documents the case of Ward No. 39 situated at the outskirts of the Bangalore city to understand the emerging groundwater crisis due to overdraft in urban areas. Bangalore has no perennial river, which resulted in the growth of many lakes, acting as a source of groundwater recharge earlier.
Increasing groundwater dependency and declining urban water quality – A comparative analysis of four South Indian cities
Posted on 15 Aug, 2010 07:18 AMThis paper by the Institute of Social and Economic Change (ISEC) examines the extent of groundwater dependency and quality status in four South Indian cities viz., Hubli, Dharwad, Belgaum and Kolar cities. Widespread water shortage problems have resulted in increased dependency on groundwater with tapping the resources to unsustainable levels. In Karnataka, out of 208 urban local bodies that come under Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board, 41 depend on groundwater.
Modeling of a coastal aquifer in Goa using FEFLOW – A research report by National Institute of Hydrology
Posted on 14 Aug, 2010 11:49 AMThe study by National Institute of Hydrology attempts to model seawater intrusion using FEFLOW, an interactive finite element simulation system in the coastal area of Bardez taluka in North Goa and evaluate the impact of increasing groundwater development on the phenomenon. Coastal tracts of Goa are rapidly being transformed into settlement areas and the poor water supply facilities have encouraged people to develop their own sources of water by digging or boring wells.
Floods, drinking water contamination, mining and waterbodies, water bills, water conflicts - News roundup (1-7 August 2010)
Posted on 07 Aug, 2010 04:51 PMFloods: lessons to be learnt from the massive flooding in Surat city
A report by IIM criticises the way in which dams are managed in the country and calls for the need to apply Management Science / Operations Research techniques and information technology to improve dam management and prevention of floods
Possibility of revival of dug wells in hard rock India through recharge: A discussion paper by CAREWATER
Posted on 03 Aug, 2010 08:07 PMThe discussion paper by Carewater INREM Foundation on possibility of revival of dug wells in hard rock India through recharge is based on a field study across ten districts of the country. The study seeks to understand how localized governance of groundwater in hard rock areas is to be pursued through pricing (water, energy), legal regulation and community institutions. Water supply augmentation and demand management are both to be taken care of, directly through regulation or through indirect instruments such as pricing.
Myths about small water harvesting systems - EPW paper
Posted on 02 Aug, 2010 01:17 AMThis article is written in response to an earlier published article “Chasing a Mirage: Water Harvesting and Artificial Recharge in Naturally Water-Scarce Regions” in the Economic and Political Weekly and argues that the paper makes a number of assertions about small water harvesting systems, that are based on faulty assumptions and inadequate information.