Rainwater harvesting and artificial recharge are possible for bore wells, too. India has 22 million bore wells, which is estimated to be the single largest number for any nation globally. The city of Bangalore has 200,000 as estimated. Many of them are going dry. The depths of bore wells have reached 1250 feet in parts of the city. By doing these slug tests, we determine what is the possibility of recharge of the deeper aquifers through their cracks and crevices directly. Rooftop rainwater can easily be led into ALL bore wells after filtering. This should be made mandatory for all new and old bore wells if the city’s groundwater has to be preserved and the quality improved.
More info: www.rainwaterclub.org
Produced by: Zenrainman
Language: English
Year: 2009
Region: Bangalore, India, South Asia
