CONTENTS
CHAPTER-1 INTRODUCTION 14
1.1 OVERVIEW 14
1.2 BACKGROUND 15
1.3 NEED OF THE STUDY 16
1.4 WORLD SCENARIO 18
1.5 WHY WE NEED TO IMPROVE CURRENT WATER SUPPLYSYTEM? 20
1.6 KEY RESEARCH QUESTION(S) AND OBJECTIVE 24
1.7 METHODOLOGY 25
1.8 SCOPE AND LIMITATION 29
CHAPTER-2 UNDERSTANDING CONCEPT OF THE 24X7 WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM 30
2.1 PROBLEMS OF THE EXISTING WATER SUPPLY 30
2.2 WHAT IS 24X7 WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM? 31
2.3 WHY IS CONTINUOUS WATER SUPPLY IMPORTANT? 33
2.4 24X7 WATER SUPPLY HAS BEEN ATTEMPTED IN INDIA 34
2.5 HOW CAN 24X7 WATER SUPPLY BE ACHIEVED EFFECTIVELY? 35
2.5.1 TECHNICALLY 35
CHAPTER 3: 24X7 WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM CASE STUDIES 38
3.1 INTRODUCTION 38
3..1.1 CASE STUDY OF SURAT CITY 38
3.1.2 JODHPUR WARD, AHMEDABAD CASE STUDY 41
3.1.3 CASE STUDY OF MALKAPUR TOWN. 41
CHAPTER-4 CASE OF BOPAL, AHMEDABAD 44
4.1 TOWN PROFILE: BOPAL 44
4.2 BOPAL NAGARPALIKA ADMINISTRATIVE STRUCTURE 45
4.3 TYPE OF WATER SUPPLY 45
CHAPTER 5: BOPAL NAGARPALIKA ASSESMENT 51
5.1 ASSESSMENT OF PHYSICAL INFRASTRUCTURE OF WATER SUPPLY 51
5.2 SYSTEM EFFECTIVENESS 51
5.3 FINANCIAL ASSESSMENT OF NAGARPALIKA 52
5.3.1 TOTAL EXPENDITURE AND INCOME 53
5.3.2 ANALYSIS OF WATER SUPPLY INCOME 54
5.4 ASSESSMENT OF WATER SUPPLY AT HOUSEHOLD LEVEL 56
CHAPTER 6 BOPAL: INTERMITTENT TO CONTINUOUS (24X7) WATER SUPPLY 60
6.1 POPULATION PROJECTION WATER DEMAND AT 135 LPCD 60
6.2 PROJECT COST (BOPAL TOTAL AREA – 12.9 SQ.KM) 61
6.3 OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE 64
6.3.1 PUMPING AND ELECTRICITY AFTER 24X7 WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM 64
6.3.2 ANNUAL STAFF AFTER 24X7 IN BOPAL NAGARPALIKA 65
6.3.3 WATER TARIFF 66
6.1 24X7 WATER SUPPLY SYSTEM BENEFITS IN BOPAL 69
CHAPTER 7: RECOMMENDATION AND CONCLUSION 71
7.1 BENEFITS OF 24X7 WATER SUPPLY IN BOPAL 71
7.2 CONCLUSION 71
7 REFERENCES 73
APPENDIX 1 75