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[[Image:RiverbedHandDugWell.jpg|thumb|right|200px| Hand-dug wells situated in riverbeds must be equipped with a well-head to prevent the well shaft being filled with sand during floods such as this hydro-dynamic well-head used in Sudan. It is shaped as a wedge to break the force of floods. © E. Nissen-Petersen, Kenya.]]
===Manuals, videos and links===
* [http://www.indiawaterportal.org/articles/well-revival-effort-sees-many-other-benefits Well revival effort sees many other benefits] A community drive to revive wells in Mokhla talab near Udaipur results in water security for longer periods of time as well as making leaders out of women.
* [http://www.indiawaterportal.org/articles/experiments-community-wells Experiments with 'community wells'] Mobilized farmers in Dhule, Maharashtra, show how communities can use groundwater as a common resource in an organised and collective manner.
* [http://mywww.ewb-usa.org/themefiles/library2015/myewb-usa/project-resources/technical05/book3_water_from_dry_riverbedspdfbook3_water_from_dry_riverbeds.pdf Water from dry riverbeds]. Advises how to survey a river and much more. Danish International Development Assistance (Danida). 2006.
* [http://www.bvsde.paho.org/texcom/desastres/oxfihdwe.pdf Hand-dug well equipment]. Covering well auger survey, well digging, dewatering and desludging kits. Oxfam Water Supply Scheme for Emergencies.
===Acknowledgements===
* CARE Nederland, Desk Study: [[Resilient WASH systems in drought-prone areas]] October 2010.