WATER CRISIS MANAGEMENT TATANAGAR.

WATER CRISIS MANAGEMENT TATANAGAR. NORMAL DEMAND : 2 Million Gallons MAIN SOURCE: KHARKAI RIVER Major water consuming centres Trains: Mail/Express 35 pairs Passenger - 25 pairs Passengers per day: 50,000 No. of Staff: 4261 No. of Railway quarters: 2343 (143 to 640 nos in 6 segments)

WATER CRISIS MANAGEMENT TATANAGAR.

Major consuming centres: Service Buildings & Units

Electric Loco Shed. Centralised traction repair shop. Electric Loco Training Center. Coaching Maintenance Depot. Running Rooms. RPF barracks

CRISIS
No Water Since 20 th March11 Water quality- very poor due to stagnated Pump foot valve lowered to max possible Water supply virtually stopped at Station & Colony

CAUSES Drying up of Kharkai River

Inadequate standby arrangements

Deep tube well: only 4 nos. and with less yield- 2500 GPH Hand pumps: only 30 nos

CRISIS MANAGEMENT: Steps Taken

COLONY
Organised Union convinced for 250 litres per day per family Distribution of 500 litres on alternate day basis (taking 45 mnts to 1 hour time for filling) Regulate the supply colonywise at a timeto adequate supply at farthest point Power supply of concerned colony cut to avoid tapping by Tullu pumps Unauthorized connections cut & new hand pumps installed

CRISIS MANAGEMENT: Steps Taken

STATION
Enroute coach watering stopped at TATA & diverted to adjacent Stations
17 Mail / Exp trains diverted

Water booth on platforms kept operated with IOW staff to control wastage Washable apron cleaning through Jet Pump instead of from Hydrant

CRISIS MANAGEMENT: Steps Taken COACHING COMPLEX Originating trains filled up average 50% (10 no. of trains / 1.2 lac Only dry cleaning: exterior of coach Minimum water used for inside cleaning of coach One new Deep tube well installed exclusively for coaching complex

litres) One compartment 70% & other 30%

CRISIS MANAGEMENT: Steps Taken OTHER INSTALLATIONS Running Room (54 beds): Exclusive 5000 ltr tank provided and new bore well installed RPF Barrack(55 beds): Exclusive 2000 ltr tank provided Hospital: Deep tube well REVIVED. Electric Loco Shed: New bore well installed

CRISIS MANAGEMENT: Measures Taken Emergency min requirement assessed

Location COLONY Passenger services Station building Washing line Railway hospital Total Qty. (Litres) 669000 50000 50000 182000 30000 981000 Say 10 lakh litres

CRISIS MANAGEMENT: Measures Taken

Available Supply arrangements

Deep tube wells Station building (Old) Hospital (Old & Revived) Washing line (Old) ELTC hostel (Old) New filter house (New) Traffic colony (New) Per (Gallon) day 9750 16500 4500 3000 37500 30000 101250 460000 Ltrs.

CRISIS MANAGEMENT: Measures Taken

Assessment of shortfall
Emergency min requirement Available Supply Net shortfall 10.0 lakh litres 4.6 lakh litres 5.4 lakh litres

CRISIS MANAGEMENT: Measures Taken

Supply arrangements made

Water taken from JUSCO through hired tankers 6 no of tankers used New deep tube wells installed 4 nos of 2500 GPH New 30 nos Hand Pumps installed in Colony Supply through BTPN wagons from Rourkela & Manoharpur Exposed and damaged Check Dam was repaired

CRISIS MANAGEMENT: Measures Taken

Supply from JUSCO

(Jamshedpur Utility Services Company part of TISCO)

JUSCO was requested to supply water through pipeline. But they expressed inability due to political repercussions considering the acute water crisis in the complete area JUSCO agreed to supply from its exclusive DIMNA LAKE through Railways Tankers

CRISIS MANAGEMENT: Measures Taken Supply through BTPN from ROU & MOU
Two rakes of 8 & 7 BTPN Wagons formed to make round trip of loading & unloading First 10 days supply taken from Rourkela Problems raised by political party, FIR lodged BTPN rakes shifted to MOU Special pumping & pipeline arrangements made on emergency for loading & unloading

CRISIS MANAGEMENT: Measures Taken Rly staff rising to occasion

MOU IOW & Electrical / G staff quickly rigged up the arrangements for loading og BTPN wagons ROU IOW staff made arrangements of loading BTPN wagons by gravity through polythene pipe TATA IOW & Electrical / G staff made arrangements to unload the BTPN wagons TATA RPF staff helped to clear the unauthorized persons from Filter House

Political problems raised on taking water through wagons

At Rourkela local political persons made issue against taking water from ROU/Orissa to TATA/Jharkhand FIR was lodged at GRP police station at ROU BTPN wagons taken out from ROU & shifted to Manoharpur in Jharkhand area. Problems also raised at MOU, Local administration questioned taking water from MOU to TATA. Issues raised in Newspapers

LESSONS LEARNT
Distribution network to be segmental Understanding with unions on minimum water supply to colony in emergency Inform office/units about emergency arrangements: They adjust consumption as per supply. Arrangements for loading & unloading of BTPN wagons to be made ready at identified stations

LONG TERM MEASURES

More deep tube wells to be installed, 30 40% of the requirement to be used as backup Alternative water source to be identified & developed, e.g. Reservoirs of capacity of 2 months supply Repair / rehabilitate check dams, if avilable State wise locations to be developed for taking water through BTPN wagons Co-ordination with state govt. authorities

Kharkai River: Dried with foot valve lowered to max

Kharkai River: Completely Dried

Kharkai River: Completely Dried

Kharkai River: Completely Dried

Kharkai River: Dried with Visible Check Dam

FILLING OF BTPN AT MOU

UNLOADING OF BTPN AT TATA

UNLOADING OF BTPN AT TATA

Washable apron cleaning through Jet Pump

Assessment of water required per day per family Requirement per person Drinking 5 litres Food 5 litres Bathing 15 litres Toilet 15 litres Washing 10 litres -------------------------50 litres So for a family of 5 persons, requirement comes 50 X 5 = 250 litres

Newspaper report against water supply from MOU

Newspaper report against water supply from ROU

Newspaper report against water supply from MOU

Newspaper report on water supply problem at TATA

Newspaper report on water supply to TATA from MOU