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Rain Water Harvesting in Ministers Quarter Complex
Rain Water Harvesting in Ministers Quarter Complex
Rain Water Harvesting in Ministers Quarter Complex
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EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
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The Kathmandu valley has been subjugated under the severe shortage of
water supply for a long time, and the main water supply unit, KUKL has not
been able to satisfy the growing demand.
Both public and governmental institutions are forced to search for alternative
sources of water supply to reduce the water demand-supply deficit.
The approach to the task has been methodically accessing the secondary
data mixed with a site visit to analyze the prevailing problem and design a
cost-effective and efficient implementation plan for Rainwater Harvesting
System in the site.
Rainwater harvesting is being used and studied over the various part of the
world and proven as reliable, dependable and safe source of water for
drinking water supply.
The site follows the generic gradient of Patan area sloping from south to
north.
The buildings cover 16.9% (approx.) of the total area of the site.
The only source of water supply in the complex is the main supply line of
KUKL. But, it is unable to meet the demand of water in the complex.
After studying the essential raw data like the water demand, available
catchment area, annual rainfall data, the intended end use of collected water,
slope of land, etc. collected from secondary sources, the design parameters
such as size of storage tank, the location of the tank, the type and size of the
filtration plant, etc. are established, which ultimately results in the design of
the Rainwater Harvesting System (RHS) to be implemented in the given site.
1.1 BACKGROUND
The Kathmandu valley has been subjugated under the severe shortage
of water supply for a long time now. The current water supply system
of Kathmandu Upatyaka Khaneypani Limited (KUKL), the major water
supply unit of the country, has not been able to satisfy the ever
growing demand of the city. The inefficiency and inability of this major
supply unit has not only distressed the general public, but the
government bodies have been equally victimized.
1.2 OBJECTIVES
With the implementation of cheaper and alternative technology like
Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) to reduce the water demand-supply
shortage, the Ministry of Physical Planning and Works is attempting to
make itself an example and act as a visionary for the rest of the
general public, organizations and other government institutions, all
those who share the same water supply issue.
i) Site Analysis
Rainfall data
Building plans and elevations, Master plan etc.
Existing drainage system
Other relevant information
Assessment and Analysis of Existing Situation: this part
will deal with the assessment of the existing situation, available
of land for various components of Rain Water harvesting System
and analysis of the system suitable for the local setting at
disposal.
Implementation Design for Rainwater Harvesting System
(RHS) based on the analysis mentioned above. This will be
presented with all the required detail components and its
drawings.
Cost estimation for the implementation of RHS
Future plans, if necessary, for the system in design.
The site covers an approximate area of 71-11-0-1 (36472 sq. m.). Out
of the total area 16.4% (approx.) is covered by road and walkways
while the buildings cover 16.9% (approx.) of it. The remaining area
covers three specifically allocated open space, a proposed building
construction area, a proposed temple area, open area around
individual buildings, greenery and flowerbed, etc.
Majority of the existing buildings were build during 1970s and new
buildings were constantly added as per the necessity over time. Some
are still being constructed, while some still wait for the initiation.
In the present Project, the lack of sufficient supply as per the demand
of the complex is the major necessity of an alternative technology to
breach the water supply demand-supply shortage, which is not being
able to satisfy the demands of the existing occupants with the
available supply. The next context to this project is to initiate a more
sustainable solution to tap the free supply of water coming as rain, and
available at a onetime investment. In this context, Rainwater
Harvesting (RWH) would be the appropriate technology to implement
for cost-efficient and effective alternate of water source.
Further, this problem being the prevalent condition in the rest of the
valley as well, the easy implementation, cost-efficient and easy
replication nature of the technology, makes it the appropriate choice.
Currently, the only source of water supply in the complex is the main
supply line of KUKL. But, it is unable to meet the demand of water in
the complex. And, water being an integral ingredient of daily life for
any individual, the Minister’s Quarter is struggling to meet it’s water
demands. The lack of alternative source of water makes it more
difficult to meet the demand and at times become very expensive, if
water has to be purchased from the private water suppliers. This water
shortage problem has made the relevant government body to take an
initiative in implementing a cheaper alterative technology to solve this
problem.
3.1 GENERAL
Once the raw data is collected from the site and secondary sources, it
is analyzed to establish the design parameters and criteria. The
essential raw data are the water demand, available catchment area,
annual rainfall data, the intended end use of collected water, slope of
land, etc. After studying these raw data, the experts establish the
design parameters such as size of storage tank, the location of the
tank, the type and size of the filtration plant, etc. which ultimately
results in the design of the Rainwater Harvesting System (RHS) to be
implemented in the given site.
The various components and the system design are done after the
study of the feasibility of the collection of rainwater from the various
buildings present in the complex. These are dealt as components in the
following section.
For the first 10-15 minutes the water is collected in a flush tank/pipe in
order to stop the pollutants from both catchments area and
atmosphere from entering the storage tank. A flush tank/pipe is
installed in such a way that the water reaches the storage tank only
after the flush tank/ pipe is filled.
The excess water, after the storage tank is filled, is sent underground
through either dug well, recharge well, pond or soak pits. This process
is termed as “underground recharge”.
iii. Filtration Tank: After the gutter and downpour pipes the
water comes to this part and is passed through various layers of
gravel, coal, carbon etc to filter the rain water and to be
collected to the storage tank. This influent is first passed through
first flush and then only collected in this tank and through to the
storage tanks.
This chapter deals with the component wise cost of the project, basis of
the cost estimate and project funding. It gives the details of the basic
costs of the materials & labors, analysis of rates for different works,
pay item cost, and engineers’ estimate. The detailed project cost
estimate is presented in the report as a separate volume. The item
wise summary of engineers estimate is presented below.
The analysis of rates is basically based on the norms for rate analysis
for civil works of GON published by the Ministry of works and transport.
These norms provide a guideline on the productivity and requirements
of labor, materials and equipment for various construction works.
However, for those activities where GON norms do not provide any
guidelines on productivity and requirements, they have been derived
from the manufacturer’s specifications and consultant’s experience.
After the detail cost estimate of the Rain Water Harvesting, the total
abstract of the cost of the system is provided in the table below. This
cost includes the separated cost of the Gutter system works, Rain
water pipes (for down pour and horizontals and also the pipes laid in
trenches, Filtration tank, Reservoir tanks, Recharge pit and finally the
installation of motor pumps for supply from the reservoir to the main
supply tanks of the respective house. The total project cost has been
calculated to be NRs 13, 516,124.42 excluding 13% VAT and NRs
15,273,220.6 Including 13% VAT.
After the detail cost estimate of the Rain Water Harvesting, the total
abstract of the cost of the system (Option – 2) is provided in the table
below. This cost includes the separated cost of the Gutter system
works, Rain water pipes (for down pour and horizontals and also the
pipes laid in trenches, Filtration tank, Reservoir tanks (5,000 Ltr PVC
Tank) , Recharge pit and finally the installation of motor pumps for
supply from the reservoir to the main supply tanks of the respective
house. The total project cost has been calculated to be NRs
6,370,096.74 excluding 13% VAT and NRs 7,198,209.32 Including 13%
VAT.
Rain Water Harvesting at Ministerial Quarter, Pulchowk
Bill of Quantity
Owner's Name : DUDBC, Maintenance Division, Anamnagar
Abstract of Cost for Rain Water Harvesting System (Option 2)
S. No. Description Amount Remarks
1 Gutter Works 74,464.05
2 Rain Water Pipes 623,045.33
3 Filtration Tank 784,671.46
4 Reservoir (5,000 Ltr Capacity) 2,034,870.83
5 Rechargepit (2000 mm x 2000 mm x 2450mm depth) 2,606,935.70
6 Installation of Motor pumps 246,109.38
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