Assessment of Public Water Distribution System of Indore City, India

Kartikey Tiwari#1, Aman Jatale*2, Sahil Khandelwal#3 # Department of Civil Engineering, Sanghvi Institute of Management & Science Behind IIM-Indore, Pigdambar, 453331, Indore, India

Abstract: - A water distribution system is an interconnected collection of sources, pipes, and hydraulic control elements delivering consumers prescribed water quantities at desired pressures and water qualities. The present paper deals with the study of Average water demand in specified areas of Indore City, India, and this is based on water demand calculations per capita demand. The observation of the water supply system for three colonies; Bank colony, Vishwakarma Nagar, and Usha Nagar from Annapurna tank Indore were studied. Suitable data were acquired to identify whether the Average water demand for a single person (which is about 135 L/day) is fulfilled or not. The subtleties of overall analysis and conclusion was carried out in imperturbable aspects design system, supplying velocity, losses in different forms etc. On evaluation of all the results of deep study we incurred the conclusion with a measure to enhance the quality which we have discussed ahead in our paper.
Keywords: Average Water Demand, Design System, Pressure, Supplying Velocity.

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