Introduction:

• Present water supply - 44.75 MLD
• Present per capita supply - 105 LPCD
• No of ELSR’s - 15No’s
• No of existing zones - 7No’s

After Completion of ongoing APMDP scheme, the status of water supply is as follows (expected date of completion March 2016)

• Total supply - 84.75 MLD
• Per Capita supply - 135 LPCD
• Total No of ELSR’s - 25 No’s

Action to be taken for implementation of 24X7 Water Supply in Selected Zone under Area Based Development

1. Segregation of the distribution system duly providing isolation valves.
2. Bifurcation of zone into no. of sub zones.
3. Installation of bulk flow meters at all sub zones.
4. 100%m coverage of household connections
5. Installation of water meters for all House service connections.
6. Creation of awareness in the public regarding advantages of 24X7
Water Supply.
7. Volumetric billing

Advantages

• Continuous water supply
• Reduction in Pollution of water and improvement in quality
• Billed on actual usage
• Effective distribution of water to the tail ends.
• No wastage of time in fetching water i.e., man hours will be saved.
• Poor will not be affected due to volumetric billing and they continue to pay the existing tariff.
• Control of water borne diseases resulting improvement in living standards of people.

Experience in India

• Hubli & Dharwad, Gulberga, Nagpur, Chennai, Badlapur etc., have partly implemented 24X7 water supply
• Per Capita consumption Hubli & Dherwad reduced from 170 LPCD to 108 LPCD after implementation of 24 x 7 water supply.
• Poor were continued to pay less water tariff.

Suggestions are invited from the Citizens on this proposal upto 15th November, 2015.