Artificial Recharging Borewells in Groundwater Over Exploited Zone of Karnataka- An Institutional Approach

摘要

In this study modest attempt to analyze the efforts of Village Panchayath in recharging drinking water borewells is undertaken. For the study, 30 village panchayaths were randomly selected from Bengaluru rural, Kolar and Chickballapur districts of EDZof Karnataka. Results revealed that on an average 23 borewells were dugged in Village panchayaths for drinking water supply among them 43 per cent of wells failed in the past five years. About 75 per cent of failed borewells were recharged by the Village Panchayath under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Scheme (MGNAREGS) from the past five years. About 66 per cent of borewells which are recharged were successfully yielding water. In each Village Panchayaths on an average 7 drinking water borewells were recharged and cost incurred for construction of the recharge structure is of Rs.53000, unskilled and material payment in 50:50. In the recent past five years, about 1700 drinking water borewells were recharged under MGNAREGS of EDZ. The farmers and other groundwater users in dry agro-climatic zones need to take initiative in individual groundwater borewell recharge activities to a large extent for getting the benefit of recharge of borewells.