[Suhas Akiwate]

Existing and abandoned dug wells may be utilized as recharge structure after cleaning and desilting the same.

The recharge water is guided through a pipe from desilting chamber to the bottom of well or below the water level to avoid scouring of bottom and entrapment of air bubbles in the aquifer.

Recharge water should be silt free and for removing the silt contents, the runoff water should pass either through a desilting chamber or filter chamber.

Periodic chlorination should be done for controlling the bacteriological contaminations.