Note that capacity of a water processing facility is expressed in units millions of gallons per day (MGD). A pump having a capacity of 1 MGD is capable of moving 1 million gallons of water during 24 hours (one day)
Srinagar requires 62 MGD water against availability of 48.16 MGD
Srinagar: Taking serious note of slow pace of execution of distribution system of Doodganga and Rangil Phase-II, Water Treatment Plants (WTP) by Economic Reconstruction Agency (ERA), Minister of State for U&D, PHE and Tourism, Nasir Aslam Wani has fixed a deadline for ERA to complete the delivery system of Doodganga and Rangil Phase-II WTP up to August 19 and October 2, 2009 respectively.
The Minister gave these instructions to ERA authority during his extensive tour to Rangil Phase-II and Doodganga Water Treatment Plants today.
Aslam said that 10 MGD of Rangil phase-II and 2.25 MGD of Doodganga WTP are ready for commission, but due to the delay in the completion of distribution system the same could not be inaugurated. He directed the ERA authorities to speed up the execution work on war footing and stressed upon the concerned to complete the execution of work on due date or be ready to face consequences.
He stressed upon ERA authorities for timely completion of all under execution projects in general and Doodganga and Rangil phase-II in particular so that the people of Srinagar city could be benefited by these mega projects at the earliest.
He instructed Chief Engineer, Public Health Engineering, Irrigation and Flood Control (PHE), to operate tanker water supply services round the clock to those areas which are facing shortage of potable drinking water.
The Chief Engineer informed the Minister that the present requirement of the city is 62 MGD against availability of 48.16 MGD.
“The remaining deficit would be covered soon after the commissioning of Rangil phase-II and 2.25 Doodganga Water Treatment Plants,” he said. “To cater to the present demands of Greater Srinagar, the major works under taken for execution include revamping of age old WTPs, improvements in the delivery of Nishat and Doodganga assistance by ERA and execution of 10 MGD Water Treatment Plants each at Tangar and Sukhmag under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM).”
He said the major works to be taken to cater to the future demands of Greater Srinagar included construction of tunnel branch from main tunnel for new Ganderbal power project as a joint venture with Power Development Corporation (PDC) , raw water conductor from proposal tunnel from Rangil to Nishat, revamping of existing distribution system, upgradation of the source of Doodganga system, additional 2 MGD WTP in water supply zone 3rd, 6MGD WTP at Tangar zone 5th and 3.5 MGD WTP at Sukhnar zone. Beside, 10 MGD WTP at Harvan, 20 MGD WTP at Rangil and 10 MGD WTP at Alusten, he said.
(Kashmir Times)