Arya Drillers Chandigarh

Dr ritesh arya started his carrier as a hydrogeologist in himachal government in 1993 @rs 82.80 paisa. At that time the entire water supply schemes for providing drinking water facility to the people were based on tapping surface water resources only. Groundwater data on mountain areas was negligible and himalayas were considered to be devoid of substantial groundwater potential. Prior to his work the entire exercise to develop groundwater resources in the mountain state of himachal was based on hit and trial method. Arya studied samples of more then 6000 borewells and classified the himalayas into various hydrostratigraphic zones (international geological congress, china, 1996).later he prepared a model to explain occurrence and movement of groundwater resources in entire himalayas (international conference on groundwater solutions, australia, 1997). This formed the basis of his future work. The first break to prove his hypothesis came in 1998 when central tibetan administration of his holiness the dalai lama in collaboration with water aid a uk based ngo asked him to provide safe drinking water to the tibetans, settled in leh . The condition of drinking water supply was very poor. The only source of water for tibetan settlement of 10000 dwellings was from water tankers. Situations deteriorated in winters when temperatures dropped to minus 30 degrees, even in summers the situation was very pathetic as silt from glacier melt rendered the distribution system non functional. Arya not only prepared a model report but also executed the project to provide safe drinking water to the people based on exploration and development of groundwater resources with 100% guarantee i.e. If no water is provided no money will be charged. In 2000 the entire tibetan settlement became the first community in the entire hill states of the hindu kush himalayas to boost of getting safe drinking water 24 hours 365 days. Not