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Water Project Department
Introduction
Water Project Department Constantly liaisons with the State Government to get required quantity of raw water from Narmada Main canal, Dholka branch canal and Shedhi Branch Canal.
Raw water is treated by different Water Treatment Plants and converted to portable water as per CPHEEO norms. Civil and Maintenance of Water Treatment Plants is also the responsibility of this Department.
Raw water is treated by different Water Treatment Plants and converted to portable water as per CPHEEO norms. Operation and Maintenance of Water Treatment Plants is also the responsibility of this Department
For the future requirement of water Supply, different project are carried out by water project division. Works related to Operation, maintenance & monitoring of treated water supplied to the different water distribution station of city is carried out by the Department.
Different Sources of Water Treatment facilities of the city are listed below:
Source of Water
| Sr No. | Particulars | Current Capacity | Utilization |
| A | Kotarpur WTP | ||
| 1 | Narmada main canal - HR(Gravity-I) | 330 MLD | 330 MLD |
| 2 | Narmada main canal-HR(Gravity-II) | 500 MLD | 500 MLD |
| B | Jaspur WTP | ||
| 1 | Dholka branch canal | 400 MLD | 395 MLD |
| C | Raska WTP | ||
| 1 | Shedhi branch canal | 200 MLD | 200 MLD |
| D | Frenchwells- 7 Nos | 170 MLD | 0 MLD |
| E | Borewell (598 No.) | 500 MLD | 110 MLD |
| Total | 2100 MLD | 1535 MLD | |
Treatment Facilities
| Sr No. | Particulars | Current Capacity | Utilization |
| 1 | Kotarpur WTP | 850 MLD | 830 MLD |
| 2 | Jaspur WTP | 400 MLD | 390 MLD |
| 3 | Raska) water treatment plant | 200 MLD | 200 MLD |
| Total | 1450 MLD | 1420 MLD |
Infrastructure Availability
| 1 | Trunk main facility | |
| MD/CI/DI water pipeline - Total length | 530.00 | |
| 2 | Storage capacity | |
| Under ground tank with pump house(216 Nos) | 1748.13 ML | |
| 3 | Distribution Network facility | |
| CI/DI water pipeline - Total length | 4105 Km |
Organization Structure of the Department
Roles & Functions / Objectives of Departments
Construction of New Water distribution stations as per requirements in newly merged areas as well as existing fast developing areas by water project department. Water pipe line network tender for this newly constructed WDS is prepared by project department and work done by concern ward or Zone.
Augmentation in the infrastructure like Sources of raw water, Construction of new treatment plants & laying of trunk main feeder line is done by water project department.
Provide Wholesome, Adequate, Regular Daily Water Supply To All Citizens.
AMC is Planning to reduce the Use of Ground Water Source by Coming years for supply of Safe Drinking Water( As per Drinking Water Standards) to citizens.
100% area & population coverage by surface water supply
Initiatives taken by the Department
Having experienced the short fall in water from Sabarmati River and ground water sources the following new source augmentation schemes were commissioned.
Kotarpur Water treatment Plant
650 MLD WTP was constructed from 1983 to 1987, but surface water from Dharoi dam was not adequate. so plant was not commissioned.
The Narmada canal alignment was planned by GoG u/s of Kotarpur water works and escape in the river Sabarmati was constructed and commissioned. so that Narmada canal water was available in the river to pick up this water. AMC has planned intake well work in two phases.
165 MLD Intake well-1 at Kotapur water works was constructed & commissioned at the cost of 2.02 crores in year 2003
330 MLD Intake well-1 at Kotapur water works was constructed & commissioned at the cost of 8.4 crores in year 2006 under JnNURM project.
Dudheshwar water works & Seven french wells were come in operation from August 2002. Thereafter to develop an assured source work of gravity mains was conceptualized.
Gravity line of 2500 mm dia from Narmada main Canal to Kotarpur water works was laid in Decemeber 2006 & commissioned from January 2007. By this gravity line AMC getting 330 MLD water to Kotarpur water works.
Twins Gravity line of 2000 mm dia from Narmada main Canal to Kotarpur water works was laid in Decemeber 2015 & commissioned from 2016 . By this gravity line AMC getting 500 MLD water to Kotarpur water works.
200 MLD Additional Capacity WTP at Kotapur water works was constructed & commissioned at the cost of 61.91 crores in year 2016
Construction of Raw water pumping station including providing and laying of 2500 MM Dia MS Rising Main Line Kotarpur water works at the cost of 29.08 crores in year 2018.
Raska Project
To meet with the increasing water demand for the growing population, the water from Mahi canal through Raska weir water supply project about 300 MLD of water was planned out & commissioned in April 2000 at the project cost of Rs.120 crores and was constructed & commissioned in record time of 150 days.
Mahi river water is diverted from Vanakbori weir through Mahi canal to Shedhi branch canal tail end near Zinger village. Raw water pump house is constructed at the tail end of Shedhi branch canal to take 130 cusec water this water pumped to Kotarpur water works through 32 km length of 2100 mm dia M.S pipeline with inner lining & outside mortar coating. The raw water pump house has 6 Nos of vertical turbine pumps each having capacity of 3140 m3/hr.
Jaspur water treatment plant
Narmada canal water based jaspur water treatment plant of 275 MLD capacity is planned, constructed & commissioned for new West Zone area of Ahmedabad in the year November 2006 and the same is augmented to 400 MLD Capacity in year 2014.
Construction of Convectional Clarifier and Supplying laying of MS Pipeline work including upgrading and allied work along with Conducting Successful function of wtp at Jaspur WTP at the cost of 30.24 crores in year 2019.
Projects Undertaken by the Department
| Sr No. | Name of Zone | Name of Ward | Name of work | Estimated Cost Rs.(in Crores) | Remarks |
| GENERAL WORK | |||||
| 1 | 300 MLD WTP at Kotarpur | 82.39 | WIP | ||
| 2 | 200 MLD WTP at Jaspur | 109.12 | WIP | ||
| 3 | Providing and Laying Trunk main from Kotarpur water works to Motera (Length 8 kmt) | 120.33 | WIP | ||
| NEW WATER DISTRIBUTION STATION | |||||
| 1 | North zone | Naroda | WDS:- TP-109, FP-99 at Hanshpura in Naroda Ward of North Zone. (10.90 ML UGT & 2.5 ML OHT) | 21.31 | WIP |
| 2 | North zone | Naroda | WDS:-TP-121, FP-153 at Sandipani School in Naroda Ward of North Zone. (13.10 ML UGT & 2.5 ML OHT) | 26.04 | WIP |
| 3 | East zone | Bhaipura | New WDS at Dhiraj Housing common plot in Bhaipura Ward of East Zone (Capacity -7.70 ML Sump) | 13.03 | WIP |
| 4 | South zone | Maninagar | New WDS near Mihir Tower in Maninagar Ward of South Zone (Capacity -10.45 ML ) | 22.55 | WIP |
| 5 | South west zone | Sarkhej | New WDS at Sarkhej TP-85 (Capacity-14.36 ML Sump ) | 29.87 | WIP |
| 6 | North west zone | Gota | Gota TP-32, FP-170, NWZ- New WDS (Capacity -14.26 ML Sump with 2.5 ML OHT) | 24.50 | WIP |
| 7 | North west zone | Bodakdev | WDS at TP-50, FP no-384 at Bodakdev Ward of New West Zone (Capacity -13.85 ML Sump with 3.0 ML OHT) | 25.88 | WIP |
| 8 | North west zone | Chandlodia | New WDS, TP-65 Chandlodia ward, NWZ (Capacity-15.5 ML Sump ) | 13.14 | WIP |
| 9 | West zone | Chandkheda | WDS : Chandkheda TP.44 , FP-237 in West Zone (Capacity - 15.80 ML & OHT -2.5ML) | 24.31 | WIP |
| 10 | West zone | Naranpura | Shashtrinagar New WDS, West zone TP-29, FP-595 (Capacity -9 ML Sump with 2.4 ML OHT) | 20.99 | WIP |
| 11 | North west zone | Thaltej | WDS: Thaltej TP-1,FP-97+98/3 at Gurukul road (Capacity : 10 ML) | 18.40 | WIP |
| 12 | North west zone | Thaltej | WDS: Thaltej TP-53A (Capacity: 12.10 ML) | 25.00 | WIP |
| 13 | South West zone | Jodhpur | WDS:-Jodhpur Isro Garvihona TP-4,FP-200 (Capacity: 5.5 ML) | 9.15 | WIP |
| 14 | West zone | Sabarmati | WDS:-Sabarmati Akashdarshan Motera (Capacity :15.8 ML) | 25.08 | WIP |
| 15 | South zone | Lambha | WDS : Lambha Umang Narol (Capacity : 10 ML) | 19.41 | WIP |
| 16 | East zone | Nikol | WDS : Nikol Bhakti Circle (Capacity : 11.45 ML) | 29.89 | WIP |
| 17 | East zone | Vastral | WDS : Vastral Radhe Chember (Capacity -11.30 ML Sump with 1.5 ML OHT) | 24.24 | WIP |
| 18 | East zone | Ramol Hathijan | WDS : Ramol Hathijan Jamiyapirno Tekro (Capacity : 7.35 ML) | 23.60 | WIP |
| AUGMENTATION OF WDS | |||||
| 1 | West zone | Paldi | Augmentation of Ellis bridge ( VS ) WDS (New UGT - 1.6 ML) | 7.97 | WIP |
| 2 | West zone | Vasna | Javaharnagar WDS ( Capacity-UGT - 3.17 ML) | 10.31 | WIP |
| 3 | North zone | Saraspur | Asarva Housing WDS(Phase-2) ( Capacity-UGT - 2.3 ML) | 6.17 | WIP |
| 4 | South zone | Khokhra | Khokhra Ghodasar ( Capacity-UGT - 11 ML) | 12.00 | WIP |
| 5 | East zone | Gomtipur | Gomtipur Hathikhai ( Capacity-UGT - 2 ML) | 15.70 | WIP |
| 6 | Central zone | Asarva | Meghaninagar WDS ( Capacity-UGT - 5.7 ML) | 13.79 | WIP |
| 7 | West zone | Navrangpura | Gulbai Tekra WDS ( Capacity-UGT - 4.00 ML) | 8.42 | WIP |
| 8 | West zone | Navrangpura | Navrangpura Memnagar WDS ( Capacity-UGT - 1.2 ML) | 9.64 | WIP |
| 9 | North west zone | Chandlodiya | Chandlodiya Gajaraj WDS ( Capacity-UGT - 7.5 ML) | 14.60 | WIP |
| 10 | West zone | Sabarmati | Sabarmati WDS | 21.54 | WIP |
| 11 | South zone | Khokhra | khokhra Silvar cotton WDS (Capacity : 4.60 ML ) | 2.81 | WIP |
| 12 | Central zone | Asarva | Asarva Village WDS (Capacity : 2.46 ) | 3.45 | WIP |
| 13 | West zone | Paldi | Sharda WDS ( Capacity : 8 ML ) | 11.77 | WIP |
| 14 | West zone | Paldi | Fatehpura WDS (Capacity - 1 ML Sump with 2.5 ML OHT) | 6.32 | TUS |
| OVER HEAD WATER TANK | |||||
| 1 | North zone | Saraspur | Overhead tank at Nutanmill WDS (Capacity: 1.5 ML) | 3.38 | WIP |
| 2 | South zone | Maninagar | Overhead tank at Kantodiya WDS (Capacity:1.5 ML) | 3.78 | WIP |
| 3 | South zone | Maninagar | Overhead tank at Footbal Ground WDS (Capacity:1 ML) | 2.67 | WIP |
| 4 | South zone | Vatva | Overhead tank at Matikhana WDS ( Capacity:2.5 ML ) | 4.15 | TUS |
