Water Supply

GVMC to install gensets for water supply

Tuesday, 08 October 2013 05:24 administrator

The Hindu 08.10.2013

GVMC to install gensets for water supply

Staff Reporter

With power not being available for pumping and treating of water following a strike by Electricity employees, GVMC is going in for installation of generator sets to maintain water supply.

On Monday, 28 mgd, only 50 per cent of the regular supply of 56 mgd of which 40 mgd was for domestic supply, was made.

Municipal Commissioner M. V. Satyanarayana held discussions with officials on setting up the generators.

At Kanithi balancing reservoir that supplies water from Yeleru canal, 250 KvA and 125 KvA generators will be installed. At the PWD pump house that supplies Raiwada water 500 KvA and 125 KvA generators, 250 KvA generator at Natayyapalem to pump Meghadrigedda water, 1000 KvA generator at Tatipudi pumping station, 500 KvA one at Boni to pump Gosthani water and 500 KvA generator at Town Service Reservoir would be installed. To meet the power needs at smaller pumping stations, 12 generators of 125 KvA capacity and 16 of 65 KvA capacity will be installed.

Since a 1,000 KvA generator is available at Vizianagaram, in spite of curfew in force there, the District Collector and the Superintendent of Police were contacted and it was being transported here. The 500 KvA generator at Swarna Bharati stadium was being transported to the PWD Pumping station.

Officials say that even on Tuesday supply might be erratic with installation of generators still going on to facilitate a supply of 25 mgd. By Wednesday the supply could stabilise.

Water supply only once a day

Tuesday, 08 October 2013 04:36 administrator

The Hindu 08.10.2013

Water supply only once a day

Municipal Commissioner G. S. Pandadas on Monday said that it was not possible to supply drinking water twice a day in view of ongoing strike by electricity employees. There is a possibility of disruption in power supply at K.L. Rao Head Water Works. The power cut would hit the water works and supply. Hence, the water would be supplied only during morning, he said.

The commissioner, however, asked the engineering wing to make alternative arrangements for pumping etc at the Head Water Works. The officials should ensure that the people would not face any hardship in accessing safe drinking water, he said.

Centre clears Rs. 42-cr. drinking water project for Bantwal

Tuesday, 08 October 2013 04:28 administrator

The Hindu 08.10.2013

Centre clears Rs. 42-cr. drinking water project for Bantwal

Raviprasad Kamila

The Union government has approved a Rs. 42-crore drinking water supply project to Bantwal Town Municipality under the Urban Infrastructure Development Scheme for Small and Medium Towns, according to a top official.

The project will increase water supply to the town threefold: from the present 4.5 million litres per day to 13.1 million litres per day, said L.N. Anand, Executive Engineer, Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board (KUWSDB), Mangalore Division.

A prominent feature of the scheme, launched by the Union Ministry of Urban Development in 2005-06, was that the local body would have to share only 10 per cent of the total project cost with the Centre bearing 80 per cent and the State government 10 per cent.

He said that the project, approved by the Union government this August, had been designed for a population of 80,000. According to the 2011 census, Bantwal Town Municipality, comprising 21 wards, had 40,155 people.

Mr. Anand said that water would be lifted from the Nethravati by constructing a jack well near Jakribettu and a treatment plant would be built at Jakribettu.

The pump house would be constructed near Kamaje Cross.

There would be five water tanks at Loret Padavu, Kursu Gudde, Mairan Pade, Uppu Gudde and Shanthi Gudde. It would require six acres of land which was yet to be handed over to the KUWSDB. The land required included both private and government land.

The authorities of Bantwal Town Municipality have been requested to hand over the land.

They could either acquire the private land or purchase it for the project.

The board would take up the project only after getting the required land. It was also awaiting a formal approval from the State government.

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