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Water Level Indicator in Borewells |
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For the effective use of groundwater, proper monitoring is essential. The method used to indicate the water level in borewells before this innovation was rather primitive: a special tape with chalk marks was inserted into the well but the measurement lacked accuracy. The basic idea was to produce an |
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E.K.Markose
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Easy technique for pumping water from well |
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Forty-three year old, K Paul Mathew, has studied only up to the seventh standard and comes from a traditional agricultural family. Mathew had been thinking for some time about technique that would avoid the usage of foot valve in domestic water pumping motors. Usually in domestic wells, a foot valve |
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K. Paul Mathew,
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Lifting water from bore wells |
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In Abraham Joseph’s village at Mannamplackal in Kerala, the farmers face acute shortage of water only during the months of April and May. Buying an electric motor for just two months is an unnecessary expense. In fact, an electric motor with a compressor needed for lifting water from a bore well c |
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Abraham Joseph
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'Lilliput' Water Pump |
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V Madhushoodanan of Kerala has developed a miniature submersible water pump. This 3 cm X 2.5 cm pump is indeed tiny and weighs mere 45 gm. However, its 3 mm diameter pipe can lift water up to 2.5 feet! Using a 12 mm diameter copper leaf impeller, this pump requires 3 V to 12 V DC depending upon the |
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V Madhusoodanan
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