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Analysis of (Multi Village) Rural Regional Piped Water Supply Scheme - A case study

2016; IOSR Journals; Volume: 13; Issue: 04 Linguagem: Inglês

10.9790/1684-130402139143

2320-334X

Vaishali Bharambe, Dr.A.S. Wayal,

Child Nutrition and Water Access

Rural water supply systems that cover more than one village are becoming increasingly common in India.Multi-village water supply schemes have the potential to capture economies of scale and to facilitate higher levels of service, and they appear to offer a feasible and long-term solution to the acute water scarcity faced by many regions in India.The challenges of providing sustainable access to rural water services in developing countries often go far beyond that of the technology itself.Aghai rural regional water supply scheme includes 24 habitations of Bhiwandi and SahapurTakula of Thane district was study area.Documents were collected and several site visits were carried out for assessment of scheme.Findings of the scheme are Basic layout of network, rough operational schedule, ESR filling operations and timing, rough service level at each habitation.Main issue of scheme is insufficient manpower for operation and maintenance of scheme.Check capacities of current assets to meet current and future demand.This scheme has further scope to be used in future with certain replacement of assets and by carrying proper operation and maintenance of scheme.