Sensors installed for smart water supply in Karnal

Box: Reduce pump operators

n Only six persons will be required to ensure water supply in the city

n Presently there are 200 water supply operators

n The surplus pump operators will be sent back to the Public Health Department

Parveen Arora

Tribune News Service

Karnal, July 20

To provide smart water supply and make the system less manual, the Karnal Smart City Limited (KSCL), a special purpose vehicle looking after the smart city project, will start water supply based on supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) in the city. It will install sensors to measure and control the volume and pressure, as well as check leakages to ensure quality of water and detect pipe bursts in the water supply network.

To strengthen the water supply system for the residents, sensors including electromagnetic flow meters, pressure meters, PLC-based control panels, level sensors, motorised valves, automaton of water chlorination process, TDS and turbidity sensors will be installed at each of the existing 165 and proposed 25 tubewells identified at key points. Besides, the mapping of all water utilities on GIS map and coordination of water SCADA system with the integrated command and control centre (ICCC) will be done.

“An efficient complaint redressal system, as well as monitoring and equitable supply of drinking water for residents in the city will be ensured under the project. Replacement of damaged pipes will also be covered for longevity of the piped network. The data will be analysed to improve civic service delivery standards on day-to-day basis,” said Nishant Kumar Yadav, Deputy Commissioner-cum-CEO, KSCL.

With this, only six persons would be required for ensuring water supply in the city, while presently there are 200 water supply operators, Yadav said. After the starting of this system, the surplus pump operators would be sent back to the Public Health Department, he said.

The project would be sent to the board of directors for approval. After the approval, the tender process would be started, he said. The CEO said the operation and maintenance period would be of 60 months. The project would ensure clean water supply, he said.