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Groundwater is the water found underground in the cracks and spaces in soil, sand and rock. It is stored in and moves slowly through geologic formations of soil, sand and rocks called aquifers.
Ground water can be obtained by drilling or digging wells. A well is usually a pipe in the ground that fills with ground water. This water can then be brought to the land surface by a pump. ... These wells are drilled into an artesian aquifer, which is sandwiched between two impermeable layers
What is groundwater ?
Groundwater is the portion of the water which seeps through cracks and crevices deep below the Earth's surface and the water present underground in conditions of 100% saturation is called groundwater .
Note : If the water is not 100% saturated then it is soil moisture .
How can we get groundwater ?
We can get water from the underground using these methods :-
(i) By using a tube well .
(ii) By drilling .
(iii) By using traditional wells.
Some methods used in taking water from wells are :
(i) Dhenkali.
(ii) Picottah .
(iii) Persian wheel.
(iv) Mhote
(v) Charas.
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