The transmission main was analyzed for safety, and the pumps were designed to operate optimally and profitably. The entire distribution network was designed for minimum cost and maximum pressure benefits. In addition, cost-effective operations and future provisions for SCADA connectivity were additional benefits of the project. The design and engineering objectives achieved include: a single GIS-integrated hydraulic model adherence to engineering standards for better safety detailed analysis of every possible alternative and savings of 40 percent in design costs and 80 percent in design time. While this option was not the most inexpensive, DTK Hydronet selected this solution because it was the most reliable given the large expanse of the project and area’s rolling terrain.
In the second stage of pumping, water will be pumped from these ground level reservoirs to their respective tanks in those blocks. In the first stage of pumping, water is pumped from the source to ground-level reservoirs in every block. DTK Hydronet identified the most efficient routing option that would carry the water to the four designated blocks in Bankura. Subsequently, they decided to discard the existing system in its entirety and design a new water distribution network using WaterGEMS. Therefore, DTK Hydronet created a separate hydraulic model to analyze the behavior of the existing network and determined that the antiquated network is incapable of catering to present and future water demands. This project involved designing and constructing a water supply network that distributed water to a portion of Bankura that spans 600 villages and almost 1 million villagers.īankura’s existing water network consisted of asbestos cement pipes that had a long history of leaks and repairs.
Surface water sources are almost dry, and the groundwater is severely contaminated with arsenic and fluoride, making it non-potable. Currently, these tribes are facing acute drought challenges. Bankura is an administrative unit within the state of West Bengal, and it is inhabited by many indigenous tribal communities. DTK Hydronet Solutions, an advanced water distribution and storm and sewer network modeling company, was retained by the Public Health and Environmental Engineering Department (PHED) of West Bengal and the Asian Development Bank to provide water distribution services to Bankura.