Rainwater harvesting - Recharge wells and well diggers

Traditional well diggers lost their jobs when people simply gave up on wells assuming that they no longer had water, till rainwater harvesting came in.Rainwater harvesting also called for recharge wells to take rooftop rain or clean storm water and put it back into the earth through these wells. Muniyappa, a traditional well digger, has now dug more than 100 recharge wells for the Rainwater Club in Bangalore city.His target is to dig a 1000 recharge wells. More power to his elbow.

Category:

Nonprofits & Activism

Tags:

• rainwater
• harvesting
• artificial
• recharge
• wells
• aquifer

[zenrainman]

The whole of the well is lined with rings. Each ring is about 2 feet in depth and has 4 holes to permit water to seep out too.Here the pit is dug, the rings lowered one by one and then the cap or steel grill placed on top.

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subtitles never killed anyone

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more power to his elbow?

[ramgowda79]

Thanks for sharing this video. Do you know of anybody who can help set this up at my home in hyderabad for a fee? I also have a 10 acre farmland near hyderabad that needs a borewell recharge system, do you know of anyone who can do this for a fee?

[vjpillay]

Great idea to replenish dry ground with rain water.

[vjpillay]

Good luck to this well digger.These ingeneous people ahve the best ideas to save rain vater an d replenish ground water.

[vijaysen777]

Dear Sir, Do you have any plans for constructions of big tanks or bunds which will help the farming community

[sahanasingh]

I am so happy I chanced upon these videos! Congratulations zenrainman, appreciate your efforts.

[montageds]

If the top of few feet is lined or all for full depth.method for construction may also be shown if possible.

thanks-liaqat