Gurgaon: Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) has decided to expand its water management system to 31 locations throughout the city after successfully implementing it in 10 locations.
This project involves monitoring and regulating the quantity and quality of water supplied through remote meters installed in the water tank.
Data from this device will be sent to the Integrated Command and Control Center, where it will be monitored by the GMDA wet infrastructure team.
“Information collected from this device is also available for Ground staff in the mobile application, Jal Mitra,” a senior official from Wing City City GMDA to Ti.
He added that officials can use this information to monitor the water level and take action to avoid disruption to water supply and if needed.
Data from this device can also be accessed in the GMDA application under the drainage tab.
Further officials said in the end, they planned to connect the entire city drainage with a water management system.
“We want to monitor the amount of water released from two water treatment plants and the amount of billed water.
This will help us check water theft, if any,” the official said.
This project includes the installation of ultrasonic water flow meters, flow control valves and meter levels in the underground tank.
Flow meters, as the name suggests, helps monitor the flow of water in each tank.
Level meter, on the other hand, will help check the water level in the tank.
The device will also monitor biochemical oxygen demand, chemical oxygen demand, pH and total suspended solid levels in water, which will help determine its quality.
“The flow control valve will help organize and control the flow of water in the tank.
This will help us ensure that there is a fair water distribution in all underground tanks,” he added.
Many areas in the city that are on a higher gradient do not get enough water and the system is expected to help overcome this problem.
According to resources in GMDA, due to lack of monitoring, it is estimated that 30% drinking water becomes non-income water due to irregular theft, supply and leakage.