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Building Local Well Drilling Capacity in Senegal

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Published: 
Thursday, August 1, 2013
Relief InternationalU.S. Agency for International Development
An overview of various well drilling technologies and their costs, this document also provides a case for the adoption of manually drilling wells where appropriate. Manually drilling wells, when professionalized, can be completed at the same level of quality as mechanized rigs but at 1/4 of the cost.
Theme(s) & Sub-theme(s): 
Capacity Building and TrainingWater Supply and ScarcityBusiness Approaches to WASHIntegrated Water Resource ManagementIntegrated Water Resource ManagementWater, Sanitation, Hygiene
Resource type: 
Training Resource
Region & Countries: 
SenegalSub-Saharan Africa
Resource Scale: 
National

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