Farmers should recharge existing borewells instead of drilling fresh ones when a borewell runs dry, said N.J. Devaraja Reddy, a hydrogeologist and borewell recharge expert, on Sunday (May 17). Mr.

The Water Resources department has announced a new project ‘Neer Nira’ for recharging of borewells with government subsidies. The project aims to nurture groundwater sources at subsidised rates. Water ...

Belagavi: MLA Laxman Savadi has proposed setting up 1,000 injection borewells across 18 villages in the Athani segment to boost groundwater recharge, in association with the Minor Irrigation ...

Lowering water tables, emptying of deep aquifers, sinking of land surface, contamination of pristine aquifers, and rapid groundwater depletion. Seems like borewells have become an urban convenience ...

With borewells drying up as groundwater is extracted faster than it is replenished, the Delhi government is examining a proposal to make rainwater harvesting mandatory for all new borewell permissions ...

Mumbai: The BMC is set to launch a new initiative aimed at conserving water and replenishing Mumbai’s depleting underground water table. Under this project, four borewells will be constructed across ...

Chennai: Poor rainfall and prolonged heat have left the city’s six water supply reservoirs with significantly less water than they held at the same time last year, raising concerns over water ...

Hyderabad:The HMWS&SB has identified 181 dried borewells in the Malkajgiri region for groundwater recharge, converting 53 so far and taking up work at another 62. The board is building recharge pits ...

Hyderabad: With nearly half of Telangana districts experiencing a severe stress in their groundwater reserves, and the extraction outpacing recharge, the government has said that drilling of borewells ...

Neemuch (Madhya Pradesh): In a unique water conservation effort, the Neemuch district administration has converted defunct borewells into groundwater recharge pits under the Jal Ganga Samvardhan ...