Diamond City parched
Wednesday, 13 March 2013 10:41
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The Times of India 13.03.2013
Diamond City parched SURAT: While
residents in some of the areas in the Diamond City have started to face
problem of water shortage with the onset of summer season, the municipal
authorities are letting water go waste by ignoring the leakages in
water pipeline network.
If the official record from
Surat Municipal Corporation's (SMC) hydraulic department is any
indication then around 125 million litres per day (MLD) of water meant
for drinking and other requirements of the residents is wasted due to
minor and major leakages in the underground water pipelines and valves
at the pumping stations.
The loss takes place by way of leakage
through the old and rusted pipelines both above and below the ground,
loose valves and unauthorized water connections.
While some
councillors claimed that the loss through leakages was as high as 30 per
cent, SMC officials maintained that it was not more than 20 per cent.
Although, there is no official figure on leakage, it has been estimated
that of the total water the civic body draws from Tapi river, five per
cent is lost during filtration process while another 10-15 per cent due
to leakage in tanks and pipelines.
According to officials,
though the department repairs surface pipelines, it is difficult for
them to detect underground leakage. Also, the civic body has no maps of
the old pipeline network, which makes it difficult to carry out repair
works.
Prakash Desai, independent councilor, said, "Elsewhere
people are not getting water to drink and there is no mechanism
whatsoever to prevent more than 100 mld water going waste. Time and
again we have raised our concerns in this regard, but the civic
authorities are yet to plug these leakages."
The civic body has
covered around 93 per cent of the 45 lakh population under the piped
network. The water is drawn from Tapi river from four water works namely
Rander, Varachha, Katargam and Sarthana.
NG Parekh, executive
engineer (hydraulic), told TOI, "We have been regularly attending major
leakage in the water pipeline reported from the city areas, but there
are minor leakages underground, which are difficult to attend to."
Last Updated on Wednesday, 13 March 2013 10:45
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Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation to lay pipes connecting sewage treatment plants
Monday, 04 March 2013 07:50
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The Times of India 04.03.2013
Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation to lay pipes connecting sewage treatment plants
PUNE: The Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation
(PCMC) has decided to complete work of laying pipelines which will be
connected to the sewage treatment plants. With this move, the discharge
of untreated sewage in the Pavana river is expected to go down by 40
millions litre per day (MLD). The city, at present, generates
around 271 MLD of sewage. However, only 200 MLD of the sewage is treated
and the rest is discharged in the river without any treatment. Municipal commissioner Shrikar Pardeshi
said, "The water supply department supplies 415 MLD water to the 17.5
lakh population in the city. The civic body has laid drainage pipes with
a total length of 1,287 km in the city. It has constructed sewage
treatment plants (STP) in various parts of the municipal limits, with a
total capacity to treat 330 MLD. However, in some areas, the STPs are
underutilized, as there is no network of pipelines which can collect the
sewage and move it to the treatment plants''. With the new
pipelines, the quantity of sewage water that will be treated will
increase from 200 MLD to 240 MLD by end of March 2014. PCMC will try to
discharge treated sewage in the river, particularly in the Pavana river.
Utilization of the STPs in full capacity and discharge of only treated
sewage in the river is a major feature of the Pavana river development
project, he said. In Pimpri Chincwhad, there are three rivers
that flow through the area - Pavana river, whose 25 km long stretch
passes through the middle of the city, 12 km long Indrayani river passes
through the northern boundary and Mula river whose nine km stretch
passes through the southern boundary. More than three decades
back, the water of these rivers was potable. But due to the rapid
industrialization and urbanization in Pimpri Chinchwadand nearby areas,
untreated sewage and industrial effluents started being released
untreated into the rivers. This has polluted the rivers and the water
has become non-potable and even unfit for agriculture. Environmental
groups have protested against the discharge of untreated sewage in the
rivers by the municipal corporation.
Last Updated on Monday, 04 March 2013 07:52
Treatment plant to reduce sewage in river
Saturday, 02 March 2013 10:40
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The Times of India 02.03.2013
Treatment plant to reduce sewage in river
SURAT: Finally, the Surat Municipal Corporation (SMC) and the Surat Urban Development Authority (SUDA) authorities have woken up to serious threat of water pollution in Tapi river. Millions of litres of sewage water have been flowing into the river from some of the villages located in the adjoining Kamrej taluka.
SUDA authorities have decided to set up a sewage pumping station and a
sewage treatment plant in Kamrej taluka with SMC to prevent the sewage
water from flowing directly into the river. Official sources
said the villages located on the bank of Tapi river in Kamrej taluka
namely Vav, Laskana, Navagam, Valak, Kholvad, etc. are developing fast.
There are over three lakh people residing in these villages and all the
sewage water flows into Tapi river. As per an estimate, around 6
million litres per day (MLD) sewage water generated from the villages
in Kamrej taluka is flowing into the river from different exit points.
This has further deteriorated the water quality in the river, thereby
affecting the creatures like fish and water plants in the river. Also,
the polluted water accumulates in the upstream of wier-cum-causeway and
the same water gets pumped into the intake wells to cater to the
drinking water needs of the residents in the city. EH Pathan,
SMC's solid waste manager, told TOI, "SUDA has made a comprehensive
sewage collection, transmission, treatment and disposal plan for the
villages located close to Tapi river embankment in Kamrej taluka. While
the project will be implemented by SUDA, the civic body will help in
setting up the treatment plant and the pumping station." Pathan
added, "The project is expected to control the pollution in Tapi river.
A plan proposal has been put forth in the general board."
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