Irrigation & Drainage Systems Engineering

Okwany R

Publications

• Research Article
  Renovating Open Shallow Dug Wells for Off-Season Home Gardening in Nepal Terai
  Author(s): Okwany R, Prathapar S and Bastakoti CROkwany R, Prathapar S and Bastakoti CR
  
  Groundwater has been noted as a major resource for irrigation water in Nepal Terai. The development of different methods of groundwater withdrawal has been promoted in Rupandehi District. Open dug wells were a major source for domestic water use in the 1980s due to cost and ease of construction. But in later years, the promotion of tube wells, access to diesel pump sets, low yield and the deterioration of water quality from the open dug wells have caused a decline in usage and their abandonment in favor of shallow tube wells. This study was conducted in Mahuwari Village, Rupandehi District to assess the feasibility for the rehabilitation of abandoned open dug wells by reassessing access to irrigation water during the dry season, in areas with limited conductivity of aquifer hydrogeology. The yields of the wells were observed to be too low for large-scale irrigation, especially with th.. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2168-9768.1000191

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