Feasibility Study of Boreholes Hand Drilling in Senegal —Identification of Potentially Favorable Areas
Feasibility Study of Boreholes Hand Drilling in Senegal —Identification of Potentially Favorable Areas
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塞内加尔手动钻孔可行性研究——潜在有利区域的识别
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2013
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通讯作者:
D. Sarr
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作者:
Cheikh Hamidou Kane;F. Fussi;Moustapha Diene;D. Sarr
Drilling techniques commonly used in
Africa are rather well suited for areas where geologic formations are hard and
groundwater is not located at higher depths. Thus, for a large
number of people living in rural areas, access to improved drinking water
sources is often limited, due to the high cost of drilled boreholes that is
closely linked to geographical, geological and hydrogeological factors. The
analysis of various contexts has revealed that, in order to improve access to
safe drinking water for underserved communities and populations, it is possible
to consider less costly alternative solutions, compared to current options for
water supply which are still expensive. In this paper, a simplified drilling
technology at a very low cost has been demonstrated: “the manual or hand
drilling”, which is a practical solution for less than 40-m deep
water points in alluvial terrains or low resistance rock formations. The
feasibility study of manual drilling in Senegal has revealed that, even if it
is not practical in all geological formations of the country, manual drilling
remains an alternative solution for reducing costs and improving accessibility
to drinking water in several areas in Senegal, particularly in the Senegal River
Valley, along the northern coast, in Fatick and Casamance coastal zones. This
study was used to set up map of areas suitable for manual drilling boreholes;
it aims to strengthen the local private sector capacity to meet growing
drinking water needs in rural areas.