Geophysical Lab
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S. No. |
Name of the Major Equipment |
Purpose/Usage |
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1 |
Ground penetrating radar (GPR) |
To map the civil utilities such as pipe lines, cavities, Cables, and to map near surface litho sections namely pavement, water table etc. |
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2 |
Resistivity imaging equipment |
To map subsurface lithologic units particularly with reference to ground water applications and civil engineering applications. |
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3 |
Well logging Unit |
To estimate the geophysical properties of the water well such as resistivity of the surrounding formations |
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4 |
Shallow Seismic Unit |
To map fracture wave velocities of sub surface layers used for civil and ground water engineering. |
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5 |
Water level indicators |
To measure the ground water levels |
Water Quality Lab
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S. No. |
Name of the Major Equipment |
Purpose/Usage |
|
1 |
Automatic Absorption Spectrophotometer (AAS) |
To analyze heavy metals such as Arsenic, Lead, Chromium. Cadmium, Nickel, Iron, Copper and Zinc |
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2 |
Total Organic Carbon (TOC) |
To determine TOC in water samples |
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3 |
Biological oxygen Demand |
To quantify BoD in water sample |
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4 |
Flocculator |
To carry our jar test analysis. |
Water Resources Modeling Lab
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S. No. |
Name of the Major Equipment |
Purpose/Usage |
|
1 |
Computers 25Nos |
Application of remote sensing and GIS for water resources mapping, monitoring, modeling and assessment |
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2 |
Visual Modflow – 1 |
To map aquifer zones in the given study area. |
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3 |
GPS – 5 No.s |
To record latitude and longitudes of the location |
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4 |
Spectro Radiometer |
For hyper-spectral remote sensing research purpose |
Rainwater Harvesting Lab
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S. No |
Name of the Major Equipment |
No. of Structures |
Purpose/Usage |
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1 |
One lakh liters along with two recharge shafts |
03 |
To store and recharge roof top rainwater |
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2 |
fifty thousand liters along with one recharge shaft |
02 |
To store and recharge roof top rainwater |
|
3 |
Two lakh litres for storage |
01 |
To store and use for domestic purpose |
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4 |
Rainwater recharge pond with two recharge shafts |
03 |
To recharge surplus runoff |
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5 |
Recharge pond with three recharge shafts |
01 |
To recharge surplus runoff |
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6 |
Recharge pond with one recharge shaft |
01 |
To recharge surplus runoff |
|
7 |
Pizometers |
03 |
To measure daily water levels. |
|
8 |
Recharge shafts |
23 |
To connect to aquifers |
Various Government agencies visited
1.Central University, Hyderabad
2.ESCI, Hyderabad
3.IIT Hyderabad
4.IOCL, Kadapa
5.Ordinance Factory, Medak
6.TTD, Tirupathi
7.APARD, Hyderabad
8.EEI Rajendranagar
9.Sri Venkateswara University, Tirupathi
10.RWS engineers, Govt of TS
11.RWS(Rural water supply) engineers, Govt of AP
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