Gravity Based Water Supply System

Gravity based water supply system in sikkim.

Gravity based water supply system.

The theory of water system design is extensively covered in other publications. Disadvantages of the gravity method. Through these case studies the research has gained insight into the type and amount of support to community organisations that is. Not applicable in plain or flat terrain where an elevation source of water supply is not available.

The emphasis here is placed on practical methods. No pump is required. Though the gravity based water supply system is a low cost implementation and low on maintenance funds required for its maintenance are raised by formation of a corpus village development fund vdf. Generally the gravitational networks are designed as branched systems and in order to maintain their looped configuration the missing links are joined by pipes of nominal diameters.

A water and sanitation committee is formed from among the beneficiaries. Geo politically the project area was always neglected till the exploitation started in 1980s. The project focused on creation of gravity based water supply systems gbwss using natural springs and providing water to the tribal villages through pipelines. Gravity flow water distribution systems are reliable and cost effective over pumping systems as no external power is required to maintain the flow.

No energy is required to operate the system as water is conveyed by gravity. Each household contributes rs 10 per month for the upkeep of the system. These design notes present simple examples and explanations to illustrate some of the basic principles of gravity flow systems. Of water system 1 2.