Phase - I

Submission of Report for

Project/study/technical report on augmentation of ground water

through rainwater/surface runoff harvesting scheme in the
factory area at Ordnance Factory Medak (OFMK) for

HULL&TURRET building (Building No.2)

Prepared for

ORDNANCE FACTORY, MEDAK (OFMK)

MINISTRY OF DEFENSE, GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

By

CENTRE FOR WATER RESOURCES (CWR),

JNTUH INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY,
JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY HYDERABAD (JNTUH)
Kukatpally, Hyderabad

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 Contents

Sl. Page
Description of item
No No

1 General 5

2 Introduction 5-8

3 About the Ordnance Factory, Medak (OFMK) 9

About Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad (JNTUH),
4 10
Kukatpally, Hyderabad
5 Study area 11-12

6 Topography, physiography, geology and hydro geology of the area 13-15

7 Rainfall analysis 16-19

8 Runoff calculations using rational method 20-21

9 Rain water harvesting structures design 21-24

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 List of Figures

Fig. Title of the Figure Page

No No
1 Estate and Factory area at Ordnance Factory, Medak (OFMK) 9
2 Location of the Ordnance factory Medak along with Mandal boundaries 11
3 Boundary of the Ordnance factory Medak 12
Mean annual precipitation time series for the period of 1901 to 2011 and
4 18
corresponding interpolated regression line.
5 Anuual rainfall in mm of raingauge station located at Sanga reddy 18
6 Monthly average normal rain fall for the study area 19
Four layer mechanism of rainwater harvesting pit along with recharge
7 23
shaft
8 Schematic drawing related to RWH recharge structure 24

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 List of tables

Table Title of the table Page

no No
1 Area wise land use land cover of OFMK 12

2 Mean monthly average maximum and minimum values of various 15

meteorological parameters
3 Yearly Rainfall of Sangareddy Raingauge Station 16

4 Normal monthly rainfall in mm for the study area 19

5 Simplified Table of Runoff Coefficients 20

6 HULL&TURRET building with numbers No. 2 located in the factory area 21

along with building numbers, roof area and quantity of roof top runoff can
be harvested in any normal rainfall year.
7 Number of recharge shafts, depth of recharge shafts along with purpose 23
for the maintenance buildings located in the factory area.

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 Phase - I

Submission of Report for

Project/study/technical report on augmentation of ground water

through rainwater/surface runoff harvesting scheme in the
factory area at Ordnance Factory Medak (OFMK) for

HULL&TURRET building (Building No.2)

1.0 GENERAL

The Ordnance Factory, Medak (OFMK), Ministry of Defense, Government of India has
awarded work to the Centre for Water Resources (CWR). Institute of Science and Technology
(IST), Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad (JNTUH) to “Prepare a
project/study/technical report on augmentation of ground water through rain water/ surface
run-off harvesting scheme in estate and factory area at ordnance factory, Medak (OFMK)”
vide it’s letter No.01/CA-05 of 2017-2018 dated 20/06/2017. This report deals with the
planning of rainwater harvesting structures for storage of surplus runoff coming from the roof
tops of HULL&TURRET building with number 2 of OFMK in factory area. The detailed are
described in the following subsequent sections.

2.0 INTRODUCTION

Water is one of the most commonly used substances on our earth. We need water for all our
activities in day-to-day life. Water supply in urban area is always short against the total
demand. Surface water is inadequate to meet our demand and we have to depend on ground
water. Due to rapid urbanization, infiltration of rainwater into the subsoil has decreased
drastically and recharging of ground water has diminished. This scenario requires an
alternative source to bridge the gap between demand and supply. Rainwater, which is easily
available and is the purest form of water, would be an immediate source to augment the
existing water supply by "Catching water wherever it falls". Rainwater Harvesting has
emerged as a viable alternative to traditional perennial sources of water in hilly areas, in
places where the level of fluoride and arsenic is above permissible limits and in urban areas
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facing water shortage and flooding during monsoons. Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) is the
process of collecting and storing rainwater in a scientific and controlled manner for future
use. Rainwater harvesting in urban areas include
1. Roof top rainwater harvesting
2. Rainwater harvesting in paved and un-paved areas (open fields, parks, pavement
landscapes etc.)
3. Rainwater Harvesting in large areas with open ponds, lakes, tanks etc.

2.1 Benefits of Rainwater Harvesting

1. Rainwater harvesting process has an inherent tendency to arrest seawater ingress in

coastal areas.
2. Large structures are not required to store water as all the rainwater harvesting
structures are comparatively small in size and cost-effective.
3. RWH recharge systems enhance the dependable yield of wells and hand pumps
available in the local area.
4. RWH recharge process improves ground water quality due to dilution of harmful
chemicals and salts.
5. RWH systems involve reduction of cost of energy for lifting water especially where
rise in ground water level is substantial.
6. The advantage of RWH is to raise the ground water levels, thereby increasing the
water levels in dried wells and bore wells including those which are going to dry up.
7. Rainwater harvesting helps to prevent subsidence of the ground above the depleted
aquifer.

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 2.2 Quality of rainwater harvested:

As the primary source of water, rainwater is the purest form of water. Rainwater
harvesting not only solves the problem of availability of water, but also provides good
quality water. However, certain precautions need to be taken to ensure that the stored water
is not polluted.
 Keep the roof or the water collection area clean before the rains.
 Flush the rainwater collected in the first few minutes.
 Store the collected rainwater in a closed container (avoid sunlight).
 The quality of water deteriorates in the presence of sunlight and air.
 Water can be kept clean over a period of five to six months in a clean container
stored in an enclosed area protected from sunlight.

2.3 Who can harvest rainwater and where?

 People planning construction of house, modification of house, existing house, etc.

 From rooftops of Govt. buildings, Institutions, Hospitals, Hotels, shopping malls etc.
 From rooftops and open areas
 Industrial areas
 Farmlands, Public Parks, Playground, etc.
 Paved and unpaved areas of a layout/city/town/village

2.4 Need for rainwater harvesting

Water harvesting is an activity of collection of rainwater and storing in containers for
direct use or can be recharged in to the ground.
1. As water is becoming scarce, it is the need of the day to attain self-sufficiency to
fulfill the water needs
2. As urban water supply system is under tremendous pressure for supplying water to
ever increasing population
3. Groundwater is getting depleted and polluted
4. Soil erosion resulting from the unchecked runoff
5. Health hazards due to consumption of polluted water

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2.5 Methods of Rainwater Harvesting

2.5.1 Rainwater Harvesting: Rainwater stored for direct use in tanks above ground or
underground sumps or overhead tanks and used directly for flushing, gardening, washing
etc.

2.5.2 Ground water recharge: Recharged to ground through recharge pits, dug wells, bore
wells, soak pits, recharge trenches, etc.

2.5.3 Rainwater Harvesting for Domestic Applications: Water requirement of a house can
be broadly classified into
a. Drinking
b. Cooking
c. Bathing
d. Washing
o Vehicles
o Utensils
o Clothes
o Floor cleaning
e. Gardening
f. Flushing in toilets

Rainwater Harvesting (RWH) can meet all these above needs with suitable RWH
techniques. Water requirement in a house is throughout the year. However, rainwater
availability without having facilities to store is limited to number of rainy days and the
quantity of rainwater available during the rainy days. Several interventions can be made to
enhance the number of days of use of rainwater from number of rainy days to 365 days a
year. Parameters, which support rainwater harvesting, are availability of space, willingness
to invest, technical suitability of soil structure and geological parameters.

3.0 ABOUT THE ORDNANCE FACTORY, MEDAK (OFMK)

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 It is one of the 41 Ordnance Factories under Ordnance Factory Board, Ministry of
Defense, Government of India. On 19th July, 1984 by the then Prime Minister, Late Smt.
Indira Gandhi laid the foundation to establish the factory for indigenous production of
Infantry Combat Vehicles (ICVs), at Yeddumailaram in Medak District. The requirement of
Army for Infantry Combat Vehicles has been totally met by Ordnance Factory Medak. It is
accredited with ISO 9001-2008, EMS (ISO 14101-2004) certification and also having
accredited Metallurgical Laboratory under NABL.

Ordnance Factory Medak is situated at Yeddumailaram in Medak District of

Telangana.It is about 50 Kms. from Hyderabad and 7 Kms. from Shankarapally Railway
Station on Hyderabad-Mumbai Railway Route. Nearest Airport is Shamshabad International
Airport. The study area boundary falls under the mandals covering Sangareddy, Patancheru
and Shankarpally. The location map of estate and factory area at ORDNANCE Factory,
Medak (OFMK) is shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1 Estate and Factory area at ORDNANCE Factory, Medak (OFMK)

4.0 ABOUT JAWAHARLAL NEHRU TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
HYDERABAD (JNTUH), KUKATPALLY, HYDERABAD

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 Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University, Hyderabad (JNTUH) Kukatpally was
established on 2nd October 1972 by the Legislature of the State of Andhra Pradesh as the first
Technological University in the country. It has been in the forefront for the past 44 years in
providing quality technological education of relevance in the State of Andhra Pradesh (now
in Telangana). After 36 years of existence it was restructured into 4 different Universities by
the Government vide Government ORDNANCE No.13, dated 18th August 2008 and Act of
State Legislature No.22 dated September 2008 and this new University has been designated
as Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad (JNTUH).

4.1 Rainwater Harvesting: A Success Story at JNTUH, Kukatpally

Centre for Water Resources (CWR), Institute of Science and Technology (IST),
Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad (JNTUH) under the technical
guidance of Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), Ministry of Water Resources,
Government of India has taken up “Demonstrative artificial recharge structures on ground
water in Jawaharlal Nehru Technological University Hyderabad, India” project in the
Kukatpally campus, Hyderabad, Telangana State. This project has funded by Ministry of
water resources, Government of India through Central Ground Water Board (CGWB) in the
year 2010. This project was taken up and successfully completed with the objective of
promoting demonstrative rainwater harvesting practices in urban areas for spreading the
message among wider section of people including academicians and student community.
Salient features of the project:
• Funded by Central Ground Water Board (CGWB), MoWR, GoI
• 23 recharge shafts were built in the campus, 03 piezometers were constructed
• 06 Roof top RWHS were built in the campus, 05 Surface runoff harvesting
RWH systems were built
• Ten crore liters surplus runoff harvesting capacity during normal rainfall year by
spending Rs.41 lakh, 10 meter water level (static) increased
• Zero discharge campus w.r.t rainwater, Zero maintenance structures
• Ground water quality improved, Finally, service to society
5.0 STUDY AREA

Ordnance Factory Medak (OFMK) forms a part of Deccan Plateau under Godavari basin and
lies between North Latitudes 17°22'9.78" and 17°31'48.23" and East longitudes 78°7'21.97”
and 78°9'22.8" falling in topographical sheet nos. E44M2 and E44M3 of Survey of India. The

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study area boundary falls under the mandals covering Sangareddy, Patancheru and
Shankarpally as shown in Figure 2. Outer Boundary of the OFMK is shown in Figure 3.
Area allocated for various purposes is as listed in Table 1. Area allocated for Facotry, estate,
testing track and others are 607, 1691, 593 and 114 acres respectively. Total area allocated for
the ordnance factory is 3005 acres.

Figure 2 Location of the Ordnance factory Medak along with Mandal boundaries

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 Figure 3 Boundary of the Ordnance factory Medak

Table 1: Area wise land use land cover of OFMK

S. No Description of LU/LC Area in Acres
1 Factory Area 607
2 Estate Area 1691
3 Testing Track 593
Sub-Total 2891
4 Others 114
Total Area 3005

Ordnance Factory Medak is situated at Yeddumailaram in Medak District of Telangana.It is

about 50 Kms. from Hyderabad and 7 Kms. from Shankarapally Railway Station on
Hyderabad-Mumbai Railway Route. Nearest Airport is Shamshabad International Airport.
The total area is about 2205 acre including factory area and estate area. The area lies on
Survey of India topo-sheet No.56 K/3/NE and EE44M2SE at 1:25,000 Scale. Geologically
the area is covered by Granitic gneisses of Archaean age and Deccan basaltic rocks of
Cretaceous to Eocene age (CGWB, 2014). The black cotton soil mixed with reddish brown
soil observed in the study area. The general depth of soil is about 6 to 10 fts.

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6.0 TOPOGRAPHY, PHYSIOGRAPHY, GEOLOGY AND HYDRO GEOLOGY OF
THE AREA

6.1 Topography: Most of the OFMK area is flat to gently undulating except for a few
boulders. It forms a part of Deccan Plateau under Godavari basin and lies between North
Latitudes 17°22'9.78" and 17°31'48.23" and East longitudes 78°7'21.97” and 78°9'22.8"
falling in topographical sheet nos. E44M2 and E44M3 of Survey of India. The study area
boundary falls under the mandals covering Sangareddy, Patancheru and Shankarpally.

6.2 Physiography: The fan shaped area of the OFMK can more or less be described as a
quadrilateral. The northern boundary is Sangareddy mandal. The eastern boundary of the area
is Panachervu mandal. The southern boundary runs through Sankarpally. The western
boundary is bounded with Sankar pally and Sanga reddy. There are three well defined
physical regions in the area.

6.3 Geology: The main geological rock formations of the area are the Peninsular granties, the
Puranas and the Gondwanas. These formations have been considerable effect on the runoff in
the ares. The types of soils generated from the formations are mostly permeable. The surface
is covered with kankar and moorum and as such, the run-off is moderate in area.

6.4 Hydrogeology: The entire area is covered by hard rock except for 0.2% of the alluvium
area. Ground water occurs under unconfined to confined conditions in hard rock (Archaean
and Deccan traps ages) and recent alluvial formations. The common ground water abstraction
structures are dug wells, dug-cum-bore wells and bore wells and their yields mainly
depending on the recharge conditions in the area. Due to indiscriminate drilling of bore wells,
the yields have fallen drastically, lack of recharge to fracture confined aquifer and existing
bore wells becoming to defunct and even leading to failure. Hydro geological studies have
been carried out by the Central Ground Water Board and the State Ground Water Department
in the sub-basin. The presence of zeolites in the cavities of rock and moorum indicates
abundant water circulation. The porous moorum layers are generally called ‘aquifers’.
Ground water occurs under both the confined and unconfined conditions in the sub basin.
There is, thus, scope for development of ground water in the sub basin.

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6.5 Climate: The climate of the area is characterized by a hot summer and a mild winter. The
monsoon sets early in June and continues upto the end of October. Winter is from November
to mid February, summer is from mid February to the end of May.

6.7 Temperature: There are two IMD observatories located in an around OFMK area at
Nizamabad and Hyderabad in Telangana. The monthly average maximum and minimum
temperature for these observatories are given Table 2. Maximum and minimum temperatures
observed are 390C and 14.80C in the month of May and December respectively.

6.8 Relative humidity: The relative humidity is high during the south-west monsoon and
low during the non-monsoon period. In summer, the weather is dry and the humidity is low.
Maximum and minimum relative humidity has found 81% and 24% during the month of
August and March respectively. The average monthly relative humidity data for the two IMD
observatories are given Table 2.

6.9 Wind velocity: The sub basin is influenced by winds from south-west and north-west
during the monsoon season. In the non-monsoon period winds from north-east and south-east
are common. The average monthly wind speed data for observatories are given Table 2. From
the table it is observed that the maximum is found in the month of July with the value of 18.9
km/hr and the minimum value is 6.3 km/hr in the month of December.

6.10 Cloud cover: A cloudy sky prevails during the south-west monsoon. During the
remaining part of the year, the sky is clear or there are light clouds. Data on cloud cover are
given in Table 2.

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Table 2 Mean monthly average maximum and minimum values of various
meteorological parameters.
Meteorological Relative
Parameter Temperatures humidity Wind speed Cloud Cover
Month (0C) (%) (km/hr) (Okta)
Max. 28.7 74 2.6
6.7
January Min. 15.2 37 2.3
Max. 31.9 64 2.2
7.5
February Min. 17.7 29 2.2
Max. 35.4 53 1.8
7.5
March Min. 21.0 24 2.5
Max. 38.1 50 2.5
8.5
April Min. 24.4 25 3.9
Max. 39.0 49 3.6
12.0
May Min. 26.1 26 4.5
Max. 34.4 70 6.0
18.7
June Min. 23.8 50 6.4
Max. 22.9 79 6.8
18.9
July Min. 22.6 62 6.9
Max. 29.9 81 6.6
17.2
August Min. 22.1 66 6.8
Max. 22.5 80 5.7
11.3
September Min. 22.0 64 6.4
Max. 22.7 73 3.9
7.3
October Min. 20.1 53 4.7
Max. 28.9 70 3.3
7.1
November Min. 17.0 46 3.5
Max. 27.9 72 3.0
6.3
December Min. 14.8 42 3.1

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7.0 RAINFALL ANALYSIS

Rain gauge located at Sangareddy is nearer to OFMK and it is considered for this
study for the rainfall analysis. This rain gauge station is maintained by India Meteorological
Department (IMD). The length of data considered for this study is for the duration of 1901 to
2011 years. Daily data is collected; verified and missing data were rectified for the above
duration before rainfall analysis. The daily data converted to monthly data and finally yearly
data has arrived and furnished in the Table 3. The maximum annual rainfall observed as
1448.27 mm in the year 1955, while the minimum is 279.41 mm in the year 1920. The
average annual rainfall for this station is calculated as 757.33 mm. Further, for all runoff
calculations the average rainfall i.e 757.33 mm is taken as 757mm.

Table 3 Yearly Rainfall of Sangareddy Raingauge Station

Rainfall in Rainfall in
Year Rainfall in mm Year mm Year mm
1901 816.18 1938 913.04 1975 1051.72
1902 875.00 1939 478.26 1976 689.66
1903 1441.18 1941 666.67 1977 655.17
1904 713.24 1941 521.74 1978 1051.72
1905 654.41 1942 739.13 1979 586.21
1906 794.12 1943 985.51 1980 637.93
1907 676.47 1944 666.67 1981 1086.21
1908 1139.71 1945 956.52 1982 672.41
1909 573.53 1946 521.74 1983 1206.90
1910 698.53 1947 971.01 1984 637.93
1911 514.71 1948 579.71 1985 637.93
1912 595.59 1949 841.58 1986 465.52
1913 492.65 1950 841.58 1987 448.28
1914 1014.71 1951 672.41 1988 1241.38
1915 860.29 1952 465.52 1989 1137.93
1916 1139.71 1953 810.34 1990 689.66
1917 1139.71 1954 844.83 1991 517.24
Rainfall in Rainfall in
Year Rainfall in mm Year mm Year mm
1918 522.06 1955 1448.28 1992 465.52
1919 647.06 1956 1086.21 1993 551.72
1920 279.41 1957 1017.24 1994 551.72
1921 661.76 1958 1017.24 1995 1120.69
1922 536.76 1959 1017.24 1996 827.59
1923 485.29 1960 655.17 1997 620.69

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 1924 580.88 1961 844.83 1998 896.55
1925 955.88 1962 913.79 1999 431.03
1926 507.35 1963 948.28 2000 1098.17
1927 573.53 1964 1000.00 2001 748.75
1928 669.12 1965 896.55 2002 532.45
1929 544.12 1966 637.93 2003 798.67
1922 661.76 1967 827.59 2004 515.81
1931 782.61 1968 637.93 2005 898.50
1932 623.19 1969 551.72 2006 698.84
1933 898.55 1970 1051.72 2007 565.72
1934 608.70 1971 482.76 2008 765.39
1935 768.12 1972 362.07 2009 582.36
1936 695.65 1973 948.28 2010 1014.98
1937 579.71 1974 758.62 2011 665.56

Annual precipitation is calculated for the period from the year 1901 to 2011. A trend analysis
is plotted between annual rainfall in mm on y-axis and years on x-axis. It is observed that
there is a decreasing trend over the study period. The regression equation for the trend line
drawn for 111 years is y = -5E-05x + 756.81. Figure 4 shows the details about annual rainfall
in mm for the duration of 111 years. Even though the trend line shows a decreasing trend
mathematically, however decreasing is very less as per the trend line equation. Anuual
rainfall in mm of rain gauge station located at Sangareddy is shown along with lables against
each year in the Figure 5. Monthly average normal rainfall for the Sangareddy rain gauge
station is calculated from the daily rainfall data and presented in the Table 4. It is observed
that the highest normal monthly rainfall is 179 mm during the month of July, however, June,
August, September and October months also predominantly contributed for the total rainfall
totaling to 689 mm which is 91% of the normal yearly rainfall as shown in the Figure 6 .

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 Figure 4 Mean annual precipitation time series for the period of 1901 to 2011 and
corresponding interpolated regression line.

Figure 5 Anuual rainfall in mm of raingauge station located at Sanga reddy

Table 4 Normal monthly rainfall in mm for the study area

S. No Month Normal monthly

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 Rainfall in mm
1 January 4
2 February 3
3 March 9
4 April 15
5 May 22
6 June 109
7 July 179
8 August 176
9 September 154
10 October 71
11 November 13
12 December 2
Total 757

Figure 6 Monthly average normal rain fall for the study area.
8.0 RUNOFF CALCULATIONS USING RATIONAL METHOD
The Rational method is the simplest and widely used method to determine peak discharge
from drainage basin runoff. This method was developed by Mul Vaney in 1851 for
determination of peak flow rate. The Rational method runoff coefficient (C) is a function of
the soil type and drainage basin slope. Simplified values of runoff co-efficient C is listed in
Table 5. The runoff can be calculated using Rational method is as follows.
Peak discharge ‘Q’ = C I A
where C = Runoff coefficient, I = Total rainfall, A = Drainage area

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 Table 5 Simplified Table of Runoff Coefficients
Sl. No Ground Cover Runoff Coefficient, C
1 Lawns 0.05 - 0.35
2 Forest 0.05 - 0.25
3 Cultivated land 0.08-0.41
4 Meadow 0.1 - 0.5
5 Parks, cemeteries 0.1 - 0.25
6 Unimproved areas 0.1 - 0.3
7 Pasture 0.12 - 0.62
8 Residential areas 0.3 - 0.75
9 Business areas 0.5 - 0.95
10 Industrial areas 0.5 - 0.9
11 Asphalt streets 0.7 - 0.95
12 Brick streets 0.7 - 0.85
13 Roofs 0.75 - 0.95
14 Concrete streets 0.7 - 0.95

The concept of Rational method is used in the study for the calculation of runoff coming from
each building. Areas are collected from the OFMK and C value is taken as 1 for all the
rooftops. The total normal yearly rainfall 757mm is taken for calculating yearly runoff
coming from each building. Table 6 shows the location of the buildings in OFMK along with
building number, roof area and quantity of roof top runoff can be harvested in any normal
rainfall year. The total area for the building is 32714 square meters which is 8.08 acres. The
quantity of water can be harvested is 2,47,64,500 liters (24,764.5 m 3) in any normal rainfall
year as given in the Table 6.

Table 6: HULL & TURRET with number No. 2 located in the factory area along with
building numbers, roof area and quantity of roof top runoff can be harvested in any
normal rainfall year.

Sl. Locality of Name of the Buil Roof Quantity of roof Quantity of

No the building Building ding Area in top runoff can be roof top
No sq.mts harvested per runoff can be
year in cu.mts harvested per
year in liters

Hull &
1 Factory Area Turret 2 66529 50362.45 50362450
Total 66529 50362.45 50,362,450

9.0 RAIN WATER HARVESTING STRUCTURES DESIGN

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Yearly normal rainfall 757 mm has been arrived on the basis of the rainfall data collected
from India Meteorological Department (IMD) for the period from 1901 to 2011 for (111
years). Rational method is used for calculating runoff coming from HULL&TURRET
building with number 2 in factory area of OFMK. On site inspection has been also carried
out for all the above building, to find out the feasibility of construction of storage and
recharge structures. It is suggested to plan the following storage and recharge structures to
fulfill the requirement to take care the amount of runoff to be available from the
HULL&TURRET building in factory premises.

9.1 RWH Storage structure design: The rainwater harvesting storage structure ha
designed with the following criteria.
 Storage tanks shall be constructed on either side of the building
 Number of rainy days in the study area: 50
 Quantity of average rainfall can be stored per day based on average rainfall (15mm):
997.93 m3 or 9,97,925 liters
 Capacity of the storage tank required on either side of the building: 4,98,967 or
say 5,00,000 liters.
 Suitable structure(s) may be designed on either side of the HULL&TURRET
building to cater 5,00,000 liters. These structure(s) may be designed based on the
location, space, no. of structures, cost and further usage from the proposed tank.

The highest daily rainfall recorded in and around the OFMK is more than 100 mm,
however the above structures are designed based on daily average rainfall, excess runoff
generated than the designed daily rainfall shall be recharged. The following procedure
may be adopted to recharge additional runoff.

9.2 RWH Recharge structure design: Advanced bore well camera used for the
identification of recharge zones. Using that instrument, it is observed that there are recharge
zones occurring in the existing bore wells of factory area at a depth of 20 meters to 41 meters.
Based on the recharge zones observed using the bore well camera it is suggested to have two
recharge shafts up to a depth of 30 mts and 60 mts in each RWH structure as listed in table 7.
Further, the following points may be kept in view while constructing rainwater harvesting
structures.

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 1. Top slab is not required to cover the RWH structure, instead Geo-textile member
Mirafi FW402 (detailed specifications are annexed) as top layer is suggested,
however, side walls need to be constructed as per the prevailing site conditions.
2. Need to provide one inch holes around the casing pipe up to half of the depth from the
bottom as shown in figure 7.
3. Need to have two recharge shafts for a depth of 30mts and 60mts with 6”dia bore hole
in each and every structure.
4. Casing of the bore well may be restricted up to strata only.
5. Depth of RWH structure may be excavated up to hard strata and accordingly length
and width may be adjusted.
6. Sufficient Free board need to be provided for each RWH structure to avoid overflow.
7. Existing vertical pipe lines shall be used for collecting the runoff from the building.
8. Sufficient free space need to be provided from top layer to bottom of the inlet pipe
coming from the roof.
9. Sufficient space around recharge shafts need to be provided with a minimum size of 2
m X 2 m.
10. Cleaning of top layer ie geo textile membrane is required at regular intervals.

Table 7 Number of recharge shafts, depth of recharge shafts along with purpose for the
HULL&TURRET building located in the factory area.

S Buil No. of RWH No. of Total Depth of Purpose Remark

N ding structures recharge Recharg recharge s/sugges
o No suggested shafts in each e shafts shafts in tions
RWH meters
Domestic,
1 2 2 2 4 30 & 60 Industrial Use
and recharge Nil
Total 2 2 4

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 Figure 7 Four layer mechanism of rainwater harvesting pit along with recharge shaft

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 Figure 8 Schematic drawing related to RWH recharge structure

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