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Groundwater
Excel spreadsheet for groundwater budgeting
Posted on 23 Oct, 2007 03:37 AMMr. R.V. Rama Mohan of Center for World Solidarity has come up with freeware (an Excel spreadsheet) to calculate the groundwater extraction vs. recharge in an area. He has made the software available to the public and is soliciting feedback.
Planning Commission report on groundwater
Posted on 29 Sep, 2007 12:11 AMThe September 2007 report of the Expert Group on "Ground Water Management and Ownership" of the Planning Commission is available from the Commission. The report looks primarily at the problem of rural depletion of groundwater and feasibility and necessity of changing groundwater law.
Statement on groundwater from SANDRP
Posted on 12 Sep, 2007 07:34 AMGroundwater - India's Water Lifeline needs urgent intervention
Govt is non serious about the crisis
Groundwater recharge from parking lots by Prof. Prithvi Singh Kandhal
Posted on 12 Sep, 2007 01:21 AMAttached is an interesting document from Prof. Prithvi Kandhal about using porous asphalt in parking lots so that rainwater seeps through it and recharges groundwater.
Dr. Kandhal has published many papers and has significant credentials in his areas of expertise. He resides in Jaipur after 35 years of working in the US.