Electrical Resistivity Survey

Hi Folks,

We did a electrical resistivity survey 2 months back.It was done by a geologist from dharmapuri.
Indeed we tried the methods of water diviners like stick , coconut etc, but I was very skeptic about those results. I was actually worried about the cost involved in digging a big size well.

We opted to go for a open well instead of borewell because of the shallow depth of the groundwater.
I was behind a person based out of rajajinagar, bangalore for electrical resistivity survey, he is really a crazy money minded guy who kept delaying things and wasted several months for his appointment.

Then we came to know about this geologist from dharmapuri who did the survey and suggested us 3 points.

We estimated that it will take almost 3 lakh rs to dig a well of 30 feet diameter and not ready to take a risk without test bore.

Please look at the next post for the process of digging test bores.

Regards
Mohan


What is electrical resistivity survey ?

Just simple physics if I am not wrong, place a line of four electrodes, pass electricity in the outer electrodes and find the trend of the voltage in the inner electrodes. Based on the results he will diagnose the kind of rocks and water flow underneath the points.

Location of farmnomics

I am techie turned green enthusiast, passionate about building a hitech farm in our recently (Jan 2010) bought land near palacodu(tamil nadu).

The size of the land is about 25 acres.We found that there was a tamarind farm maintained by the owner before he sold it to real estate folks. I should really thank the recession during 2010, which helped to me buy this land. Also it was affordable for me, just because it was ignored by many buyers for its deserted look after uprooting all the tamarind trees.

It is a barren land now, but I am bit lucky to own it, I selected this for its abundant water resources.There are couple of lakes nearby and a river flow (from Panchapalli dam) which is just 1 km away.

From day one, all my thoughts and energy are spent on making this into a lush green agro farm. All my savings were spent on to buy this land and nothing is left out except lots of HOPE.

We need to start everything from the scratch , even the basic infrastructure like electricity, shelter, well etc, are yet to be developed.

Join my journey of building this to a lush green farm, with one step at a time..

Please provide your valuable suggestions.

Regards,

Mohan