IIT Bombay IP for Efficient Water Distribution System.

Information

  • In India, most of the Water Supply Systems are designed for 24×7 operation.
  • The Central Public Health and Environmental Engineering Organization (CPHEEO) in India is responsible for issuing guidelines for infrastructure creation related to water supply and sanitation, including municipal solid waste management.
  • CPHEEO manual, is the prime reference for all engineers for design and operation of WSS.
  • The WSSs are not operated as designed i.e., there exists a gap between the demand pattern considered at design and actual exerted demand.
  • Operators tend to divide the network into smaller zones with multiple valve operations – Intermittent Water Supply (IWS).
  • Direct transition from IWS to 24×7 water supply will lead to failure- many examples across India.
  • Advanced Hydraulic interventions will help to improve the existing IWS and then subsequently transitioning to 24×7 operation.
  • Multi-outlet storage tank, shaft, manifold and pipe in pipe system are few low cost interventions identified by us.
  • Holistic approach to improve the efficiency of WSS in India.