Rajkot: When Rajkot City grows, with the combination of new areas within its limits, the water requirements also rise.
But with limited drinking water sources available, Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) is exploring ways to meet increasing demand.
Taking steps in this direction, the RMC contemplates the idea of ​​treating the Dam Water Nyari-2 to make it suitable for drinking purposes.
The Civic body has decided to prepare a feasibility report for this purpose.
Nyari-2 Dam has a capacity of 400 MCFT but the water cannot be taken, it is only used for irrigation purposes.
The water has been polluted by disposing of waste – that is, wastewater from new areas developed such as Vavdi and industrial waste from nearby factories.
Amit City Commissioner Arora said that finding new water sources was very important.
“I have asked the department concerned to explore the idea of ​​making Dam water Nyari-2.
We will conduct a feasibility study to compare the costs involved in the project and the benefits they will produce.
When the city develops, we must develop new water sources for the future.” Feasibility studies will focus on costs to be spent to establish a tertiary processing plant and reverse osmosis process.
It will also explore the possibility if anyone divert wastewater to another place.
The recent test report from the Dam Water Nyari-2 revealed the existence of heavy metals.
Also, it is difficult to stop the waste water thrown into the dam.
The source said that it would take a long time to connect the newly developed area with waste lines.
Rajkot’s current requirements have reached 340 MLD which rose to 360 MLD during the summer peak.
Last year Civic’s body requirements were around 280 MLD.
RMC draws water from Aji-1 and Nyari-1 Dam.
Even after these two reservoirs reached their full capacity during the monsoon, the Civic body was forced to buy Narmada water under Sauni from the government every year during the sum of summer.