Urban Governance and Management | Water Supply

Shahrish Khan

UM4000

The aim was to investigate Kheda's management of its water resources within a water-stressed region, focusing on evaluating Water Security. It was unexpected to find that despite its small size as a 'Class C' city, Kheda encountered notable issues related to excessive water wastage. Addressing substantial levels of Non-Revenue Water and infrastructure leakages, proposals were made for water metering and implementing active leakage control measures, offering Kheda the opportunity to optimize its water supply.

Report Content

An overview of the water supply infrastructure and supply system in Kheda.

Details on how the administration and Water Works Department of Kheda oversee and sustain the Water Supply Service within the city.

The assessment principle, methodology employed for evaluation, and mapping of household surveys conducted were thoroughly documented.

Water quality and quantity tests were performed through chemical tests and bucket surveys respectively to assess water security.

Assessing the performance of Kheda's water supply against service level benchmarks.

The IWA 9-Task Water Audit method was employed for estimating Non-Revenue Water (NRW), followed by the identification of issues and root-cause analysis.

Issues were prioritized based on the principle of reducing Non-Revenue Water (NRW) by considering both cost and volume factors.

Karad, Maharashtra was chosen as a case study due to comparable levels of Non-Revenue Water (NRW) and infrastructure leak percentages.

Hubli-Dharwad, Karnataka was selected as a case study because of its effective interventions in reducing Non-Revenue Water.

Proposed interventions include monitoring the supply end, implementing a preventive maintenance regime, and conducting leak detection tests.