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The below is a compilation of answers recieved to TDS related questions on India Water Portal. Contributors include:
Mr. S.S. Ranganathan
Dr. Jagadiswara Rao
Prof. Shivaji Rao
Mr. Taral Kumar
Mr. Chetan Pandit
Our thanks to all the respondents -- IWP
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1.) What is TDS ?
TDS is Total Dissolved Solids.
Water dissolves the minerals present in the strata of soil it filers through in the case of ground water and, in the case of surface water, the minerals present in the soil over...
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Hi! I'm writing from Arghyam, Bangalore, which is a philanthropic trust focussing on water.
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This report from the Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) deals with the status of groundwater in the Wardha district of Maharashtra.
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Credits to: Ground Report India April-2010-Edition
Hindus have always believed that water from India's Ganges River has extraordinary powers. The Indian emperor Akbar called it the "water of immortality" and always traveled with a supply. The British East India Co. used only Ganges water on its ships during the three-month journey back to England, because it stayed "sweet and fresh." Indians have always claimed it prevents diseases, but are the claims wives' tales or do they have scientific...
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Surface water bodies called tanks were indispensable for Bangalore. Built at a time when the city was rural, these man made structures provided water for tank irrigation and cultivation of such crops as rice. Now that the city urbanizes what is the new role for surface water bodies?They obviously can harvest flood waters, they can recharge ground water, they are a biological rich and diverse space, they modify the micro climate and are wonderful recreation spot for concrete jungles.
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Original Query: Rahul Banerjee, Aarohi Trust, Indore, Madhya PradeshPosted: 24th June 2005
I would like to talk about the water supply for Indore city in Madhya Pradesh. At present, the water is mostly being pumped over the Vindhya hill ranges from the Narmada river. There are two massive pumps and sixty kms of pipes.
