24X7 metered water supply in Ahmedabad, pilot project in Jodhpur

Ahmedabad, 23 August 2012

The Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation(AMC) may supply round-the-clock water to citizens in near future.

Presently in the country, Nagpur, Chandigadh and other cities provide such service to the citizens. Senior officials of these cities today attended a seminar in Ahmedabad, hosted by the AMC, and shared their knowledge on 24-hour metered water supply.

According to Ahmedabad Mayor Asit Vora, the AMC intends to start 24X7 water supply initially in city’s Jodhpur ward as a pilot project. According to Vora, in later stage, whole city will be covered under the scheme.

According to AMC’s presentation in the workshop, per connection tentative expense for metered 24×7 water supply scheme is estimated at Rs 12,500.

The city has 1111717 residential, 33352 commercial and 2039 public tap water connections, thus total 1147101 connections.

In past few years, Ahmedabad has reduced the use of bore wells gradually from 532 to 90 at present, thanks to maximum use of surface water. This has helped in saving Rs 15 crores per year energy expenses. The city targets to stop all bore wells by 2014.

Benefits of 24X7 water supply: From Nagpur Mayor’s presentation

-Individual connections to slum inhabitants, thereby improving their standard of living
-Dedicated 24X7 customer care centers to serve the citizens round the clock.
-24X7 helpline ensures providing immediate help to the citizens to their water related issues.
-Reduction in physical and financial losses related to water thereby improving the financials of NMC.
-With 24X7 water supply in place, there will be increase in the standard of living of the citizens as well as it will attract more investments in the city.