A well consisting of an iron pipe with a solid steel point and lateral perforations near the end, which is driven into the earth until a water-bearing stratum is reached, when a suction pump is applied to the upper end.
‘Near two of these schools the tube well is broken.’
‘In most areas there is a single tube well for hundreds of families.’
‘Although there is one tube well for every 70 families, the wells are unusable because the water is salty.’
‘Apart from that the department would be purchasing new water tankers, construct 25 tube wells and replace old water pipes in the city.’
‘A total of 47 tube wells were identified as being the usual water source for the 60 participants, and a sample of water from each well was tested for arsenic concentration.’
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