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Maharashtra: Lakh of well owners extracting groundwater for commercial and industrial use do not turn up to obtain CGWA NoC

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MUMBAI: Despite the central groundwater authority (CGWA) ultimatum to well owners in residential, commercial, government and industrial set-upsin urban areas of the state to obtain its permission for using well water for commercial or industrial use by March 31, 2022, only five establishments have applied for from Mumbai while a total 191 from across the state have done so. They together have paid Rs 1.96 crore late fees while applying for it.

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Shockingly there are official figures of around 20,000 wells in Mumbai alone and estimates suggest that there could be 20 lakh wells across Maharashtra with 1 lakh alone from MMR. That means over 99% of such well users have turned a blind eye towards the diktat. As per law it is mandatory for well owners, including those of individual residents and government bodies, to seek CGWA permission before digging and extracting groundwater from them for commercial and industrial use.

If calculated, the penalty and environment damage compensation, as mandated by CGWA in the absence of NoC post March 2022 from all such establishments, would run into whopping Rs 50,000 crore to Rs 1 lakh crore, says crusader against misuse of groundwater and RTI activist Sureshkumar Dhoka who obtained the details of applications from CGWA authorities through an RTI application.

Upon Dhoka’s constant perusal to unravel the rackets operating in illegal groundwater extraction and supply business, for the first time state groundwater authority — Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority (MWRRA) — has directed the newly appointed district authorities in Mumbai to take legal and penal actions against various parties involved in illegal extraction and sale of groundwater mainly including the well and tanker owners.

A letter shot by MWRRA secretary Dr. Ramnath Sonawane has pointed out to the officer’s hundreds of cases of groundwater theft and illegal sale brought to the fore by Dhoka. Since making Maharashtra Groundwater development and management regulations effective from June 2014, there were no empowered officers till recently to investigate and take lawful action against those involved. Now, they can also recover environmental damage compensation from well and tanker owners indulging in illegal practices and have powers to monitor the actions being taken by civic and government bodies against such illegal operators.

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It may be mentioned here that Mumbai police have registered probably India’s first and biggest groundwater theft case worth over Rs 80 crore at Pandya Mansion in Bomanji Master Lane in South Mumbai. There are several cases of alleged water theft against the contractors working on various projects assigned by the government agencies besides those illegally operating in commercial and industrial sectors. According to Dhoka if considered penalty, late fees, restoration charges and environmental damage compensation for last 20-25 years, on an average each well-owner indulging in such thefts would be liable to pay minimum Rs 15-20 crore to Rs 50 crore to the CGWA.

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Publish On: May 2 , 2022.

 

Water crisis can be overcome by open well recharge system, Kerala became an example

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Climate change is one of the many factors responsible for Kerala’s depleting groundwater levels, but to combat it, Anand Jakarayas, Development Associate (Water), MS Swaminathan Research Foundation, explains how open well recharge systems can help Kerala overcome the water crisis. helping. The open well recharge system is superior to other methods, as experiments have shown that scraping off the top sediment layer and 15 cm of topsoil can restore up to 68.3 percent of the initial infiltration capacity. Sometimes aquifers contain clay lenses, if the recharge water has high total dissolved solids (TDS) or high sodium concentration, the clay lens may move through the thick layers of the aquifer with groundwater, pumped from wells. The water used will be dirty.

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In terms of cost and effectiveness, the cost seems to be low compared to artificial open well recharge systems and other water recharge systems. Methods based on surface infiltration have relatively low construction costs and are easy to operate and maintain. However, surface infiltration systems are not always suitable. This is not possible where permeable surface soil is not available, land is very expensive or there is poor-quality water on top of aquifers.

Direct subsurface recharge methods reach deeper aquifers and require less space than direct surface recharge. However, they are expensive to manufacture and maintain. Recharge wells, commonly called injection wells, are commonly used to replenish groundwater. This is done when the aquifer is deep and usually separated from the land surface by materials of low permeability.

In areas where the base flow of streams is supported by groundwater, adding storage for recharge and groundwater flow can result in higher sustained flows during low flows or drought conditions. The flow of the springs can be maintained at a high level even during summer through groundwater that would result from artificial recharge. On the other hand, surface reservoirs whose water quality has been reduced by low-quality water released from the aquifer can harm the ecology of the surface reservoir.

Cultural factors should also be taken into account when finalizing the type of recharge structure method and the location of the structure. Land availability, land use in surrounding areas, public attitudes, and legal requirements all contribute significantly to the successful implementation of an artificial recharge system. For example, in urban areas, injection wells with controlled water supply are preferred.

There are many benefits of open-well recharge system. It increases the availability of groundwater and groundwater table and is effective in all ecosystems across Kerala. Moreover, this technology helps in improving the quantity as well as quality of water in aquifers in rural areas.

Broadly speaking, the biggest reason for the continuous depleting groundwater level is the increase in the number of borewells. Salinity increases especially during the summer season as the groundwater level drops below mean sea level, facilitating lateral or vertical movement of salt water. As a result of this action, this salty water can enter the groundwater reservoirs. Similarly, the rivers of Kerala often face salinity intrusion in their lower reaches during the summer months when the flow of fresh water is reduced. The monsoon usually recharges the groundwater table sufficiently, leading to a low concentration of saltwater in the aquifers.

Kerala has a distinctive coastal aquifer system which is prone to saltwater intrusion into groundwater sources including wells. A rise in the sea level or a fall in the groundwater level or a change in tide or breaking of aquifers, etc., can lead to saltwater entering the wells. Around 50 wells in Poovar in Kerala alone have been affected by saltwater encroachment. Due to salty water, some people in rural areas are forced to resort to water pipelines, which are more expensive for them. Destruction of freshwater lakes and conversion of wetlands contribute to the decline in groundwater levels. The rising sea level due to global climate change is one of the reasons directly affecting this problem.

In Kerala, groundwater salinity is due to leaching of salts from aquifer material, not seawater intrusion. This is due to the fact that groundwater aquifers are mostly confined in Kerala which restrict direct seawater intrusion, and this is the reason why no seawater ingress into coastal waterways due to over-extraction has been reported from the Kerala coast. Is. However, salinity is observed in shallow wells that are close to backwaters, lagoons, lakes and tidal rivers. The coastal wells located at Kadalundi and Kottakkal are partly influenced by lagoon and partly by seawater as they have sea on one side and lagoon/backwater on the other. This problem is also found in places like Vadakara, Thiruvangur Beypore, Kozhikode beach, etc.

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The presence of salt water in wells is an indicator of groundwater quality. Sodium chloride (AcCl) or common salt is the major salt found in groundwater, followed by magnesium chloride (MgCl). Some groundwater also enters surface water bodies such as canals, lakes, or streams, thereby altering the hydrology of surface water. The brackish water cannot be used for paddy cultivation which is a major economic activity of Kerala. The intrusion of salinity into groundwater mainly affects the supply for agricultural, industrial and domestic use. Due to the fall in the groundwater level, more and more borewells have to be dug, as a result of which the efficiency of the pumps is also decreasing. In addition, poor households in rural areas spend about two hours a day fetching water.

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Publish On: May 13, 2022.

 

 

Village Ardana: Water is going down 3 meters every year, sweet water is available at 1,000 feet

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Once upon a time in 1995, drinking water was taken from the well, but the canal water was drinkable. Irrigation was done with canal water, some landlords had installed tube wells. Then there was water at a maximum of 20 feet. But after this the need for water increased and the wells dried up. Farmers started installing tubewells, but even then water was available at 60 to 75 feet.

But in 2007 there was such a drought that almost all the tubewells dried up. It had not rained for three years. When people started installing tubewells in the fields at other places, the water reached 200 to 250 feet. Water was found at this depth but this water was salty. The effect of this was that the crops started getting spoiled. Sprung especially in summer means it started ripening quickly.

This is the story of Ardana village, about 140 km from the country’s capital Delhi. Ardana is a Village in Assandh Block in Karnal District of Haryana. The population of the village is about 12 thousand. Here three tubewells have been installed by the State Public Health Department for drinking water. Since the water above is brackish, boring was done up to 1,000 feet (about 304 m) below for fresh water.

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The situation has become such that some big farmers have installed submersible pumps by boring up to 1,000 feet below to irrigate the crops. One such pump costs 15 to 16 lakh rupees. On the other hand, the farmers who install 200-250 feet deep tubewells, their expenditure comes to 4 to 5 lakh rupees. When the need for water increases in summer, the farmers take water from the canal passing outside the village. For this, the Irrigation Department has to pay Rs 6,000 for a season.

Ardana is one of the villages in Haryana which fall in the red category in terms of groundwater level. In fact, the Haryana Water Resources (Conservation, Regulation and Management) Authority issued a public notice on January 7, 2022, stating that 1780 villages in the state are in the red category. Red category means where there is severe groundwater crisis. The groundwater level in these villages is below 30 metres.

This authority was constituted in 2020 under the Haryana Resources (Conservation, Regulation and Management) Authority Act 2020. The authority has divided the state’s 6,885 villages into different categories. In this, the number of villages with groundwater level of 20 to 30 meters is 1041, while the number of villages with groundwater level of 10 to 20 meters is 1807, the number of villages with 5 to 10 meters is 1261, the number of villages with three to five meters is 592, The number of villages with 1.5 to 3 meters water table is 319 and the number of villages with less than 1.5 meters water table is 85. The villages in the lower three categories have been kept in the category of water logging.

In this report of the authority, the groundwater level of Adrana has been stated as 40 meters (131.24 feet) in June 2020. Which was 8.04 meters in June 2010. According to this report, the groundwater level in this village declined by 31.96 meters during a decade. That is, on an average 3.19 meters of water has gone down every year. Although the villagers say that at this time the groundwater level has reached 200 to 250 square feet (more than 60 meters).

If we talk about the whole of Karnal, then 402 villages of Karnal have been included in the authority’s list, out of which 46 villages are in the red category, but Ardana is at the top of this list. The groundwater level here has reached up to 40 metres, while the groundwater level in the rest of the villages is between 30 and 40 metres.

The main crops of the village are paddy and wheat. Experts consider paddy and wheat crops to be the reason for the continuous lowering of the groundwater level in Haryana. Especially a lot of water is used in paddy. It is noteworthy that 2,500 to 5,000 liters of water is used to grow one liter of rice.

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Although the Haryana government had started a scheme three years ago in view of the huge decline in the groundwater level in the state, in which farmers were told that they would be given a bonus if they grow other crops instead of paddy. Last year, the Haryana government had promised Rs 7,000 per acre.

But the farmers of Ardana village are not very enthusiastic about this scheme. Ram Diya Sharma, a farmer who cultivates seven acres of the village, says that there is only paddy and wheat, which makes little profit. Whenever you plant another crop, you have to bear the loss.

He says that about 50 thousand rupees of paddy is produced in one acre, while the expenditure is 20 to 25 thousand rupees. Similarly, 25 to 30 thousand rupees of wheat is produced in one acre. Since the government buys only wheat and paddy at the minimum support price, it saves. Nothing survives on the rest of the crops.

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Publish On: March 22, 2022.

 

 

Search for Saraswati started once again in Kaushambi

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Sarayakil (Kaushambi): In the Ganga-Yamuna doab, the initiative has started again in the direction of searching for the extinct river (Saraswati). The team of National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad (NGRI) has camped on Monday morning at Ichna village. Samples are being taken here since a week.

 

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The exercise of geologists is the cause of curiosity in the district. A camp was set up in the garden near the tube well located in Ichna village. Here samples were taken by sediment end coding and sediment core drilling. Two years ago, during the aerial survey of many villages including Sevtha Ichhana, Panara Gopalpur, Saraiya, Agiyouna, the possibility of finding the existence of the extinct river has arisen. In the team from Hyderabad, senior scientists Dr. Prabha Pandey, Dr. Imran Khan, B. Kiran Kumar and Satish Verma had collected samples of soil and other particles by drilling in Sevtha village before Ichhna. According to Dr. Prabha Pandey, the
samples will be tested in the lab located in Hyderabad.

 

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Samples are being collected from wherever the possibility of the river was seen in the survey two years ago by the Halobean Transient Electromagnetic method. A sample will be collected every 10 meters up to 50 meters from the drilling. It will be ascertained in the lab that what is the actual age of the particles, have they gathered from somewhere or have they flown? What was the climate like in that period, how the downfall took place? Years ago, the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) had drilled a 150-meter deep borehole and installed a system inside it to know the quality of the water, during the initial period.

With this, the quality of water and changes in it can be tested. Agianna will be a village. They also have a van with them. The instruments engaged in it have been connected to the computer.

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Publish On: Oct 12, 2021.

Groundwater is being exploited without permission. Permission granted only to 50, users are in lakhs

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The groundwater department became active after many parts of Prayagraj city came into the red zone.

You may not be aware that only 50 people have been given permission to use groundwater in the district. Despite this, thousands of people are overexploiting groundwater by opening plants and establishments, soon the government will take strict steps in this direction and take action against those who use groundwater without permission. Let us tell you that the condition of the district is not good in this matter. All the blocks including the city have come under red zone regarding groundwater.

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Current status of underground water level  :

  • Over Exploited area- Prayagraj City
  • Critical areas- Bahria, Chaka and Bhagwatpur
  • Semi-Critical Area- Bahadurpur, Dhanupur, Holagarh, Mauaima Pratappur, Sahson, Saidabad, Shringverpur Dham
  • Safe Area- Handia, Jasra, Karchhana, Kaundhiyara, Kaudihar, Korav, Manda, Meja, Phulpur, Shankargarh and Soraon.

    This rule must be followed

    • There are many such blocks including the city where the groundwater status has gone down a lot.
    • If appropriate steps are not taken in time, the district may be deprived of groundwater.
    • To prevent over-exploitation of underground water, the government has made a Provision to take NOC under the UP ground water Act 2019.
    • In this, It has to be told how much water is being used daily
    • NOC is valid only for five years. That too on the condition of rainwater harvesting .


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      • The level will improve after rain.

      The department says that the water level in the city’s Peepal village, Bailey Hospital, IERT area, Sadar tehsil, head post office and the area around the police line has gone down considerably. If there is good rain, then there will be some improvement in its status. People have to save groundwater from getting depleted by following rainwater harvesting.

      • Need to stop them

      So far, among the 50 people who have been given NOC in the district, Silica sand plant is the maximum. Conditional NOC has been granted to them. While a large number of RO plants and washing centers are being operated. All these are being operated without NOC. The department needs to take action against them. In the last few days, a large number of RO plants have been installed and they are exploiting a large amount of groundwater. Regarding all these issues. There will also be a meeting on groundwater under the leadership of CDO in Vikas Bhavan on Friday. In which strict guidelines will be given regarding the rules.

      • “The advance rules of the government are awaited. After getting the instructions, the act will be strictly followed. During the ground water week, the general public has to be made aware in this direction.”

      Archana Singh Hydrologist, Ground Water Department Prayagraj

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Concern Over Exploitation Of Groundwater as Level Falls in City

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Prayagraj: With entire city areas, including posh colonies being declared ‘over- exploited’ ( dark zone) category in terms of groundwater extraction, the officials of the groundwater department are running from pillar to post to create mass awareness with an objective to recharge the groundwater level in forthcoming monsoon.

Focus has been laid on the installation of rainwater harvesting in city areas after acknowledging the fact that a major chunk of rainwater is being discharged into drains and rooftop rainwater harvesting can be the only solution to deal with the situation. Besides, little step to check water miscue could also bring desired results. Officials warned that continued over-exploitation of underground water in city areas could prove catastrophic in future if corrective measures are not taken immediately.

Hydrologist at Groundwater department (Prayagraj district) Archana Singh told TOI, “While the entire city areas have been categorized under dark zone (over-exploited), three of the blocks of the Prayagraj district, including Bhagwatpur , Chaka and Baharia are also being placed under the ‘critical’ category.”

“Eight other blocks of the district, including Bahadurpur, Dhanupur, Holagarh, Mauaima, Pratappur, Sahson, Saidabad, and Shringverpur, have also been placed under ‘semi-critical’ category while blocks like Kaudhiyara, Kaurihar, Koraon,Manda, Meja, Handia, Jasra, Phulpur, Karchana, Shankhargarh, and Soroan are in safe zone,” she further adde.

She also added, “Situation also relies on the amount of rainwater being received by the soil and if there is good amount of rain water received, the groundwater level is surely increased and groundwater level comes down in case of inadequate rains.”

Moreover, in order to promote water conservation and maintain water resources in rural and urban sectors, groundwater department officials have also issued ‘water saving tips’. Notably, the UP government has also approved grothe undwater act 2020 with an the Ojective to improve falling groundwater level in the state.

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Publish On: May 28, 2022.

How NeeRain Can Be A Saviour For Your Borewell

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You can use the harvested rainwater to recharge and replenish your borewells through direct or indirect methods. NeeRain rainwater filter does not require any electricity. It works on the principle of gravity! And in case you are worried about the workforce necessary to run the rainwater filter setup, you can take a breather here. The rainwater harvesting would be done automatically.

Benefits of adding rainwater to your borewell:

  1. Raises water level in borewell.
  2. Reduses TDS & Hardness of borewell water.
  3. Increases the yield of borewell.
  4. Prevantas Borewell from drying.

NeeRain is onboard of Government of India

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NeeRain is proud to be part of Government of India’s Water Supply, Management And Water Body Rejuvenation work.

Here is the glimpses of event…

76 Start-Ups Onboarded Under ‘India Water Pitch-Pilot-Scale Start-Up Challenge’ By Mohua

Start-Ups To Be Provided Support Up To ₹ 20 Lakh Each; To Work On Issues Of Water Supply, Management And Water Body Rejuvenation:  Hardeep Singh Puri

Ministry Launches ‘Pey Jal Survekshan’ Toolkit To Assess Water Quality And Delivery In 485 Cities

Seventy Six (76) start-ups have been onboarded under the ‘India Water Pitch-Pilot-Scale Start-Up Challenge’ by the Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA) at an event in New Delhi today. The shortlisted start-ups will be provided financial support of up to ₹ 20 lakh each to work in the fields of water supply, used water management, water body rejuvenation and ground water management etc., said Shri Hardeep Singh Puri, Union  Minister of Housing & Urban Affairs (MoHUA).   Shri Kaushal Kishore, Minister of State for MoHUA,  Shri Manoj Joshi (Secretary MoHUA),  Ms. D.Thara(Additional Secretary) and other dignitaries were present during the event.

The start-ups have been shortlisted by the Ministry through a challenge process launched in March, 2022 under AMRUT 2.0 Mission. In this regard, a ‘Startup Gateway’ has also been launched wherein the start-ups can apply and be shortlisted by MoHUA for financial support.

During the event, the Ministry also launched a Toolkit for ‘Pey Jal Survekshan’ in 485 cities. Pey Jal Survekshan, under the Jal Jeevan Mission, will assess cities with respect to the quality of water and the quality of water delivery to the citizens, along with sewerage, septage management, grievance redressal, water body conservation, ground water management etc.

The event also witnessed the awarding of 25 best photographs from the photography competition of the MoHUA, with an award of ₹ 10,000 each. The competition was conducted for students by the Ministry under ‘Mission Amrit Sarovar’ to spread awareness among masses about conservation of water bodies.

Later during the event, a portal Urban Waterbody Information System (UWaIS) was also launched with help from National Remote Sensing Centre, Hyderabad. The portal will provide satellite images of water bodies to various cities to plan their rejuvenation. 219 cities have been handed over UWaIS dossiers of water bodies during the event.

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NeeRain’s Innovative Rainwater filter was featured in Wash Innovation Hub’s National Post

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Rainwater harvesting is a great way to save, reuse and recycle water in India. However, it takes an immense amount of space and cost to set up, and maintain.

NeeRain, a Gujarat-based startup has come up with plug and- play filter products for rainwater harvesting that comes at an affordable price and requires no labor work.

“We aimed to make rainwater harvesting as easy and affordable as possible. Even a house of built-up area of 500 square feet, should be able to retain rainwater,” said Akash Varia, Founder of NeeRain.

NeeRain, is a Gol-approved young start-up, incubated at CrAdLE, EDII Gandhinagar backed by the Department of Science and Technology, Government of India.

The quality of rainwater is often an issue of concern. NeeRain’s products are fitted with two filters that removes the physical Impurities from rainwater. One is a non-clogging V-wire filter which removes impurities up to 500 Micron and the second filter is a Polymeric Filter – 200 Micron.

NeeRain has helped save nearly 30 crore liters of water in India. They have installed more than 2000 filters in various parts of the country. Their patented filters have also been bought by many people in the US, Africa, Nepal, and other countries.

The simplicity of rainwater harvesting system is the sole intention behind making it manageable and cost effective. Any one with a non-technical background can easily maintain the systems.

NeeRain filters can be fitted on rooftops of any household for houses with tiled or slant roofs, gutter pipes are fitted which direct the water to the filtration unit. “We can also design and install the products in such a way that the rainwater, post filtration is sent directly into a borewell,” Akash explained.

NeeRain also focuses on developing more affordable filters for smaller households.

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Avoid dry borewell & beat water scarcity

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NeeRain Rainwater filter is  1x1x1.5 foot device made from ABS plastic fits on the wall of the house or building. It is attached to a pipe that receives rainwater from the rooftop and channelizes it to the existing borewell to raise it’s water level.

The Filters very in terms of the size of particles they net . The first filter ensures that particles up to 500 microns are collected and allows water to pass through it. The water then passes through the second filter that prevents the passage of particles up to 200 microns, The water passes out of the system and is pure, clean and fresh rainwater. It stored in the Borewell or groundwater source or tank.