Bhubaneswar

SUBMITTED BY Sunil Behera 11510016 M.arch - I Department of Architecture and Planning IIT ROORKEE

BHUBANESWAR PROFILE
Capital of Orissa Area - 419 Sq. Kms.

Papulation-10.8 lakhs in 2008

Density of Population- 4800 perSq. Km. No of wards-47

* The

present drinking water sources of Bhubaneswar Municipal area includes surface sources (rivers) and ground water sources. Rivers are Kuakhai, Daya, Mahanadi, which supply around total daily demand of potable water,

* These

80%

of the

while the balance is obtained from groundwater sources through production wells and tube wells.

* It is informed that around 4.5 lakh

(42% of total population) people depend on the water supply system provided by Public Health Engineering Department (PHED).

Water demand and supply

* The present supply of water from all surface sources is around-172 MLD * Ground water contribution of - 46 MLD * Total water supply is-218 MLD (anticipating 15% losses) * The per capita water availability is-190 lpcd. * As per Manual on Water Supply and Treatment ,it recommends a water supply of
150 lpcd. Allowing for a loss of 15%, this may be rounded off to 173 lpcd. water supply of 200 lpcd will be around 216 MLD

* The total water demand of the Bhubaneswar Municipal Area considering the rate of

Supply coverage

* As of now, the existing supply system fully covers 17 wards (out of 47) with
pipe-water supply

* 26 wards are partially covered * 4 wards do not have piped water supply * 36% of households are presently using water connections
* Many authorized and unauthorized slums exist in the area, which are fed from
hand pump tube wells or stand posts provided by BMC. length.

* The total length of pipelines (main and distribution)are about 911 km in * Nos. of service connection- 52,300

* Reservoirs
Under ground Reservoir- 87 nos. (cap.31,900 m3) Elevated Reservoir- 46 nos. (cap 8,400 m3)

* Number of India Mark II Hand Pumps -933 * Number of public stand posts-212

Surface sources

* 80% of water demand is full filled by surface water supply

* The rivers Daya and Kuakhai run along the eastern and south eastern
Water Quality Atlas of India. boundary limits of the city, providing for low-cost raw water transmission.

* The Kuakhai River is classified as Class C best-designated-use as per the * Since these rivers are not perennial, during summer the discharge remains low
and necessitating supplementation is full filled from Mahanadi (30 km north of the city)or other ground water sources.

Ground Water

* It is reported that around 40% of the population are using ground water with
the average ground water level reported between 18-24 m in the production wells.

* But, many of these tube wells are thought of suffering from excess iron
concentration and low pH in ground water. the area.

* In total, around 1850 tube wells and 104 production wells are available in

* The location, Map of the water treatment plant.

water treatment plant.

* The location, capacity and the areas of water supply covered by the water
treatment plant is given in following Table.

Key Issue

* A study carried out on the system reveals that supply is intermittent, while
pipelines have shrunk, As most of these were laid in 1950s and 1960s, While density of population has increased, the same has rendered existing supply lines inadequate.
as well as pressure wise.

* This also explains why water distribution has not been uniform quantity * Moreover, main transmission lines are now old and lead contamination with
sewerage lines which has become a cause of concern. reported increasing.

* The presence of contaminants like iron and coliforms in ground water are

* Another problem with the locations and capacities of storage reservoirs In

the city, as they are not integrated.

Thank you