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October 2015: Velu Ethirajan Nethaji Mariappan
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We are selected Chennai as our case study area in Figure (1.1) shows the Chennai city zone map for the
part because of the severity of its water problem and sample study area VI- Thiru Vi Ka Nagar.
the pressing need for innovative solutions. However,
the choice of Chennai as a case study city was also
opportunistic, because as a citizen we suffered from a
severe drought in 2003 and 2004 followed by the
heaviest rains in its recorded history in 2005. The
fortuitous occurrence of both extremes within our
study and the availability of both socio-economic
survey data and physical data for both events, made
an integrated analysis possible. Keeping the above in
mind, in this report, we are trying to find out how the
current frameworks about urban water supply are
fragmented and inadequate for addressing Chennai's Figure 1.1 Map showing the study area VI
water problem. The study also reports scenarios of
For the domestic water supply and demand scenario
what will be the city's water demand may look like in
from the current status to the future gap between
2025, using reasonable projections of population and
supply and demand, the data was collected pertaining
historical rainfall record was used to generate
to river basins, ground water availability and quality,
scenarios of future rainfall.
rainfall for the present distribution and population for
The aim and objective of the study are the present and future. The population data required
for the study is collected from Directorate of Census
1. To analyses and understand the distribution of Operations, Chennai, Tamil Nadu. The estimated
fresh water sources and water supply system in values by using various techniques for the analysis
Chennai City. are population projection, demand assessment and
rainfall pattern are discussed in the following
2. To study the future prediction on distribution of sections.
water supply and demand based on population
supply in the metropolitan areas are both surface southwest and northeast monsoons. Most of the
water and ground water sources. The distribution rainfall takes place under the influence of southwest
network in Chennai City covers a length of 2582 Km monsoon between June to September except in Tamil
and is divided into 159 Divisions. About 98% of the Nadu and some other Southern States where it occurs
population of the city is covered through piped under the influence of northeast monsoon during
supply and the balance is through water tankers. October and November. In nature surface and ground
Yield Average
No. of wells MLD yeild from
Year of presently during Dept. wells
Well Fields Commissioning yielding water design in 2005
year 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011 2021 2031 2041 2051
CMA
in
million 3.5 4.6 5.8 7.1 8.7 11.5 15.3 20.4 27.2
City in
million 2.5 3.3 3.8 4.3 4.7 5.7 6.9 8.5 10.4
The total demand is calculated as Total Water Demand = Design Population* Per Capita Demand as shown in
table 3.2
3.2A sample case study on daily usage of questions, the language of the questions and the
water in households arrangement of parts of the schedule are not changed.
However, the investigator explained the questions if
Baseline field survey aimed at
the respondent faced any difficulty. It contains direct
understanding the determinants of household water
questions as well as questions in tabular form. This
conservation in one of the Zones of Chennai
Schedule included open-ended questions and close-
Corporation. This field survey helps us to understand
ended questions. Open-ended questions allowed the
how people use water and how sustainable levels of
respondent considerable freedom in answering.
water use can be achieved and maintained in the
However, questions are answered in details by the
long-term. This survey was undertaken among the
respondents of study zone shown in table (3.3).
residents living in Thiru-Vi-Ka Nagar, Zone VI,
Close-ended questions answered by the respondent
Chennai City Corporation to develop a
by choosing an answer from the set of answers given
comprehensive understanding of the social and
under a question just by ticking.
behavioural aspects of household water use.
40 36 35
30 26
20 13
7 5 5
10
0
Ground plus Individual Street house House with Owned Rented Yes No
one house garden
70 61 61 56
60 47 45
Frequency
50 41
40 34
28 28
30 17
20 5
10
0
Yes
No
Shared tap
Well/Bore well
Toilet flush
Indoor tap
Washing machine
Hand basin
Shower/bucket
Water heater
Total Major source of household water using appliances Does family drink
survey water supply tap water directly
50 40 41
33 26 33 28
40 21 19 24
30 9
20 2 1 2 2 1
10
0
RO
bore
bore
bore
bore
open well
bore
open well
minerai
metro
metro
metro
metro
metro
metro
metro
survey Drinking cooking laundering Bathing Toilet Garding Car/Bike wash
40
30 19
20 6
10 1 1 1 4 1 2
0
Good (3)
Poor (4)
Poor (4)
Good (3)
Poor (4)
Good (3)
Poor (4)
Excellent (1)
15
16
14
Frequency
12
10 8
8 5 6 5
6 3 3 4 3 4
4 1 2 1
2
0
Always
Rarely
2
Disagree
Neither 4
Sometimes
Always Save water 7
Never
Never Save Water 1
Almost Always
Slightly Disagree
Neither
Agree
Strongly Agree
Strongly disagree
Slightly Agree
3.4 Technique that are used to conserve water-wise washing machine) for this ways to
conserve water, majority of 6-7 respondents out of 15
water for future
answers that they may install or unsure of following
In each households to conserve water some of the the ways to conserve water as shown in below Figure
techniques can be followed such as (low flow taps, (3.7, 3.8).
hose with trigger, water-wise plant, dual flush, grey
water system, directing rainwater into the house, use
based on the standards. The rainwater treatment [7].Suchismita Das and Parag Shil, Panchayati Raj: A
process should be done for pure and safe Way Out of Drinking Water Crisis in Rural India,
Volume : 3 , Issue : 7 , July 2013.
consumption of water. As a suggestion to the public
people can be use water saving appliances products [8].Dr. A. B. Angappapillai, dr. C. K.
Muthukumaran, Demand and Supply of water
(low flow taps, hose with trigger, water-wise plant, resource in the state of tamil nadu: a descriptive
dual flush, grey water system, directing rainwater analysis, Asia Pacific Journal of Marketing &
Management Review Vol.1 No. 3, November 2012,
into the house, use water-wise washing machine) in ISSN 2319-2836.
their households and seek for a proper maintenance.
[9].Arunkumar M., Nethaji Mariappan V.E., WATER
DEMAND ANALYSIS OF MUNICIPAL WATER
5ACKNOWLEDGEMENT SUPPLY USING EPANET SOFTWARE,
International Journal on Applied Bioengineering,
I wish to acknowledge with sincere thanks
Vol. 5, No.1, Jaunary 2011.
for the excellent encouragement given by Chennai
[10].Sunayana Manipal, Joseph John, Saravanan S,
Metro Water Supply and Sewerage Board and
Meignana Arumugham, Levels of fluoride in various
area VI metro water supply board, State ground sources of drinking water available in Chennai – A
and surface water resources data center household survey, J. Adv Oral Research