Borewell: It ensures the safety

It ensures the safety of those in the vicinity of the bore well. It prevents surface water infiltration and vertical movement of polluted or contaminated water into an aquifer and contamination of the groundwater quality regime of the area. Proper decommissioning conserves the aquifer yield and hydraulic head as well as the groundwater quality parameters. It prevents fall of animals and small kids into the bore wells. An abandoned well, not property decommissioned, poses a potential risk and ... A welcome and important document, it brings up-to-date our understanding of the rapidly changing groundwater situation in Bangalore. MonthNew borewells added ea A submersible pump suitable for a 6” (inch) bore well, will have outer diameter of the main pump body (motor + pump) at about 5 and odd inches to allow necessary margin of gap for lowering and rotation of the pump. The outer diameter of a pump suitable for a 6” bore is already fixed by the pump manufacturers. Usually the diameter of the rising pipe which brings water to the surface for a 10 HP pump is to the order of 2” – 3” depending on discharge. The Borewell FAQ, Part I & II, are meant to provide a primer on the basics related to all aspects of borewells. A well compiled document in 2 parts, they also give links to relevant queries and provide a much needed starting point for all those contemplating a borewell ! Borewell FAQ, Part I ...