Water Water Water: Indira Nagar Open Wells

1) Well 1

Well Address: 233 Defence Colony, 3rd main, 6th cross, Indiranagar

Owners name: Rebecca

Latitude: 12.975483

Longitude: 77.646064

Age: 40 years

Specs: Diameter: 3ft Depth: 18ft Depth to water: 15ft

Last Cleaned on: It gets cleaned daily (as in the guard extracts all the water out for gardening purpose daily, and the next day the water gets replenished)

Duration of maintenance: Daily Basis

Purpose: Gardening, Stored in Sump tank as well for various other uses

Change in Water Level: Yes. During summers water levels goes down and in the month of June and July the water level increases.

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2) Well 2

Well Address: 4161, 13th main, 8th cross, HAL 2nd stage, Indiranagar

Owners name: Shubha

Latitude: 12.967848

Longitude: 77.645757

Age: 18 years

Specs: Diameter: 3ft Depth: 12ft Depth to water: 12ft

Last Cleaned on: Never

Duration of maintenance: NA

Purpose: Never used by the owner. But allowed nearby workers to take water for construction purpose

Change in Water Level: Yes. This year the well is completely dried up. Till last year there was water in the well.

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3) Well 3

Well Address: Defence Colony Park, 2nd Main Rd, Defence Colony, Indiranagar, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560038

Owners name: Bruhat Bengaluru Mahanagara Palike

Latitude: 12.976225

Longitude: 77.643922

Age:

Specs: Diameter: 30ft Depth: Not Known Depth to water: 9ft

Last Cleaned on: Never

Duration of maintenance: NA

Purpose: NA

Change in Water Level: No Idea

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4) Well 4

Well Address: 7th Main Rd, Indira Nagar, 2nd Stage, Bengaluru, Karnataka 560008

Owners name: Government of Karnataka

Latitude: 12.970854

Longitude: 77.636189

Age:

Specs: Diameter: 19ft Depth: not Known Depth to water: 4ft

Last Cleaned on: Never

Duration of maintenance: NA

Purpose: NA

Change in Water Level: No idea

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5) Well 5

Well Address: 773, 10th cross ,10th main Indiranagar , 2nd stage

Owners name: Vani

Latitude: 12.974462

Longitude: 77.632917

Age: 35 years

Specs: Diameter: 3ft Depth: 20ft Depth to water: 20ft

Last Cleaned on: It's dry since 15 years. It is closed and covered.

Duration of maintenance: Don’t Know

Purpose: When it had water it was used for regular purpose even for drinking.

Change in Water Level: Dried

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6) Well 6

Well Address: Just opposite house of Vani (765, 10th Cross Road)

Owners name: Babu Reddy

Latitude: 12.975425

Longitude: 77.636931

Age: 25

Specs: Diameter: 3ft Depth: Not Known Depth to water: Not Known

Last Cleaned on: It's dry since 10 years. When it had water it was used for washing the compound.

Duration of maintenance:

Purpose: For washing the compound and helps in recharging the borewell.

Change in Water Level: Every season it changes. But it remains dry 9 to 10 months of the year

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7) Well 7

Well Address: 840, 5th cross road, stage 3, indiranagar

Owners name:

Latitude: 12.975255

Longitude: 77.638507

Age: 60 years

Specs: Diameter: 5ft Depth: 36ft Depth to water: 12ft

Last Cleaned on: 2016

Duration of maintenance: Depends upon the requirement

Purpose: Initially it was used for daily purpose but now sometimes they use for washing clothes and utensils. Nearby PG use the well water.

Change in Water Level: They have seen the base sometimes but now the water level is quite good.

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8) Well 8

Well Address: 3007, 12B main, HAL 2nd Stage 100 feet road Indiranagar

Owners name: Gopa

Latitude:

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Age: 37 years

Specs: Diameter: 3.13ft Depth: 17ft Depth to water: 14.3ft

Last Cleaned on: Regularly Used for Gardening

Duration of maintenance: Regularly

Purpose: Earlier it was used for construction and even for drinking purpose but after 4 to 5 years of the well construction they only used the well water for gardening.

Change in Water Level: YES. It keeps on changing the water level has gone down and after the use of well water for gardening it dries up and during rain the level of water is pretty good

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