What method do you use to locate Drilling-Points and Open Well Sites for underground Water?
The method I use is a spiritual, intuition-based method called 'Dowsing' (Rhabdomancy), using the power of the Subconcious Mind. I use a variety of amplification tools, for direction, position, quantity quality, and depth, particularly the Pendulum.

Do you give any Guarantee?
No. I do not give any Guarantee/s whatsoever, nor do I give any Refund for failure to strike water for any reason, or for any other reason, Surveys are done on a 'Best Efforts' basis only, please note. Water Divining can be compared to the practice of Medicine or Law. A Surgeon cannot guarantee the success of an operation, or even that the patient will survive. But he does not refund the fee for performing the surgery even though the operation may not be successful. Similarly a Lawyer cannot guarantee that his client will win his case. And even though his client may not be successful, he does not refund the fee paid for his services. So too in the case of a Water Diviner who unlike the Surgeon or Lawyer, is operating virtually 'blind'. He cannot see, hear, feel, smell, or taste the water. His opinion is based solely on intuition.

Can you gauge the approximate Depth of the water Vein?
Yes, approximately. Accordingly, I will advise you regarding the target-depth to which, in my opinion, you should drill.

Can you assess the possible Yield of water at a particular Drilling-Point?
Yes. This can be assessed in l.p.h. (litres per hour), or in Inches as per the 90° V-Notch Test Scale (Logarathimic), but is subject to other factors such as the hardness of the rock formation, the presence of clay, dry-fissures, boulders, hydrostatic pressure, deflected images etc., and therefore is only a rough estimate.

What is the usual depth to which a Tube-well is drilled?
In most areas in Western India for example, it is usually not necessary to drill beyond 330 feet. The usual depth is 255 - 300 feet. However, there are exceptions. In coastal areas for example, it is usually not necessary to drill beyond 70 or 80 feet; beyond that depth there is a serious risk of striking saline (salty) water, or encountering the problem of salt water intrusion due to up-coning caused by overdraughting. In other areas it may be necessary to drill beyond 1000 feet. In most cases, groundwater is not found in large underground rivers or lakes. Rather, groundwater is stored in geological formations called aquifers. It takes a lot of energy to get water out of the ground and into cities, homes, and farms. Tube-wells are used to extract water from aquifers. Basically, a Tube-well is a hole drilled into an aquifer. A pipe and a pump are used to pull water out of the ground, and a screen filters out unwanted particles that could clog the pipe. Tube-wells come in different shapes and sizes, depending on the type of material the well is drilled into and how much water is being pumped out. When rain falls to the ground, the water does not stop moving. Some of it flows along the surface in streams or lakes, some of it is used by plants, some evaporates and returns to the atmosphere, and some sinks into the ground. Imagine pouring a glass of water onto a pile of sand. Where does the water go? The water moves into the spaces between the particles of sand. Groundwater is water that is found underground in cracks and spaces in soil, sand and rocks. The area where water fills these spaces is called the saturated zone. The top of this zone is called the water table...just remember the top of the water is the table. The water table may be only a foot below the ground’s surface or it may be hundreds of feet down. Groundwater can be found almost everywhere. The water table may be deep or shallow; and may rise or fall depending on many factors. Heavy rains or melting snow may cause the water table to rise, or an extended period of dry weather may cause the water table to fall. Groundwater is stored in--and moves slowly through--layers of soil, sand and rocks called aquifers. The speed at which groundwater flows depends on the size of the spaces in the soil or rock and how well the spaces are connected. Aquifers typically consist of gravel, sand, sandstone, or fractured rock, like limestone. These materials are permeable because they have large connected spaces that allow water to flow through.

Are there any particular types of Drilling-Rigs that you prefer?
Yes. A Low-Pressure (650/150 Compressor), Air Rotary (Preumatic/Hydraulic) Truck-mounted Drilling-Rig with a 6 inch Hammer (Bit), rather than a High-Pressure Rig, will increase your chances of success. Alternatively a Low-Pressure (450/150 Compressor) Air Rotary Portable(assembled) Tripod-Stand with a 4 1/2 inch Hammer (Bit) connected via a hose-pipe to a Truck-mounted Compressor some distance away. This type of remote-drilling is ideal for awkward locations which a Truck- mounted Rig cannot reach. The problem with High-Pressure Rigs is that they often shatter, displace and divert the water Veins permanently, due to 'Jarring'. However, the old Calex machines, which use circular cutters, and where the core is taken out at regular intervals, are undoubtedly the best. The downside is that they can take over a month to drill an average bore-well. There is no Jarring, no diversion of the veins, and the success rate is very high.

What is your success rate?
My strike-rate for water is over 90%.

Does water always emerge at the top of the bore at the time of drilling?
No. Quite often the bore remains dry throughout the drilling process. This is because the Veins have been diverted due to Jarring, especially if the formation is comprised of soft-rock. This is a matter of chance or luck. While it is possible to dowse flowing water, dowsing rock is quite a different matter. However, in about 50% of such cases, some of the water starts returning to its original location 24 hours after the drilling ends, a process that takes upto 4 days. You need to check on the 5th day. If the static water level of the water in the bore is within 50 feet of the surface of the ground within 24 hours of the completion of the drilling, the chances are that the bore-well may be a success. The only way to confirm this is to carry-out a Test-Pumping with a small pump, over a period of 24 hours.

How long does an On-site Survey take?
Between 2 to 8 hours, depending on the type of water required, and the size (area) of the Plot, apart from other variable factors.

Do you Survey during the Monsoon?
Yes. I survey regularly during the Monsoon, sometimes in pouring rain. As Dowsing is basically a mind-search rather than a mere physical re-action, the rain does not interfere with the accuracy of the Survey at all.