Nikhil Joshi

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What is the accurate and cost effective method to measure abstraction of groundwater from the well?

We work in groundwater dependent region. An average village has 100+ dugwells and 100+ borewells. To manage water at village level, we need to quantify the total amount of groundwater extracted...

29 May 2020 1,201 4 View

How to measure the impact of watershed development on the groundwater? Can you please share about any study attempting to measure it?

Watershed development is the set of practices to impound the flowing rainwater, and thus help it percolate. But the groundwater recharge is also dependent on many other factors like the amount of...

29 May 2020 5,824 6 View

What is the accurate and cost effective method to monitor village level cropping pattern (season wise acreage of each crop grown)?

We work in groundwater dependent region. Agriculture has been the largest consumer of the groundwater. In order to manage the groundwater, we have to manage agricultural groundwater use. In order...

29 May 2020 5,348 3 View

What is the crop water requirement of the different crops grown in Maharashtra, India?

What is the crop water requirement of the different crops grown in the different agricultural seasons in the different parts of Maharashtra, India? I request to share any publication supporting...

29 May 2020 478 0 View

How accurate are the SONAR based methods to determine depth of water level in a borewell?

Physically measuring depth of water in a borewell is very difficult. First we need to dissemble the cap of the borewell. Then we need to allow measuring tape inside borewell which is very...

11 March 2020 1,877 3 View

What is the survival rate of a Miyawaki forest if best practices are carefully employed to tend to it for 2 years?

We want to plant at least 20 Miyawaki forests in rural Maharashtra in 2020. We will tend to them for 2 years, as recommended in the method. Post this, once the external water supply and mulching...

16 December 2019 2,694 4 View

Is tree plantation good strategy for water conservation, when evapotranspiration losses through forest are nearly 16 times more than barren land?

Trees reduce soil erosion, thus reducing run-off. At the same time, trees incur huge water losses through evapo-transpiration. Evapotranspiration losses through forest are nearly 16 times more...

18 January 2019 5,549 5 View

What is the simple, yet accurate method to estimate the run-off coefficient?

Of the total amount of precipitation, some runs-off, some evaporates, some infiltrates. Run-off depends on multiple factors like Amount and intensity of precipitation Slope Permeability of...

17 January 2019 746 5 View

What are the methods to increase organic carbon content of the soil? Which are the faster ones among them? Can you please provide the evidence too?

We are working on increasing organic carbon content of soil in Maharashtra (India). We are looking for efficient methods to do so. Please suggest. Please also cite evidence whenever available.

21 October 2018 6,666 10 View

Can we use wastewater from kitchen and bathroom for kitchen garden? Do plants absorb detergents, shampoo, hair dye from the water etc?

We are working on wastewater treatment in villages of Maharashtra, India. We are exploring if kitchen garden is safe option in the places where soak pits don't function. Waste water from kitchen...

21 October 2018 4,204 7 View

What is considered as the most important outcome of Watershed Development work?

We are working on a large scale Watershed Development in Maharashtra, India. We want to evaluate the outcomes of our work after 1 year. I was wondering what should be primary outcome variable....

16 April 2018 4,134 11 View

What is accuracy of CHIRPS rainfall dataset in Indian context?

CHIRPS: Climate Hazards Group InfraRed Precipitation with Station data - version 2.0 final

10 April 2018 9,990 11 View

What is alternative to soak pits in terrain with black cotton soil and hard rock (impermeable)?

We work on Watershed Development. Soak pit is an important treatment to filter and percolate wastewater (from kitchen, bathroom). In the terrain with black cotton soil and hard rock, water doesn't...

09 March 2018 2,877 13 View

Adaptation of drip irrigation in India

What is the rate of adaptation of drip irrigation technology in India? What are the barriers towards adaptation of this technology? Can you please share any relevant publication?

01 January 1970 3,418 4 View