Varun Kumar Kiro

UM4000-1

Water Supply in Morbi City

This project focuses on assessing the critical challenges in water access, quality, and management across 13 wards and 9 villages of Morbi City. Current issues include inconsistent supply, high non-revenue water (28%), aging infrastructure, and administrative gaps. The city sources 95 MLD of water daily from Machhu Dam and Narmada pipelines but faces service delivery inefficiencies. Based on analysis, the project proposes implementing a city-wide SCADA system for real-time monitoring, enhancing rainwater harvesting, and improving distribution equity to ensure a smart, sustainable, and resilient water supply for Morbi's future.


Report Content

This slide provides a foundational overview of Morbi’s municipal profile, highlighting its spatial extent, population growth, and administrative restructuring as of 2025.

Morbi’s Water Works Department lacks proper administrative hierarchy and key technical staff, relying heavily on 10 permanent operators and 45 temporary workers.

Morbi sources 95 MLD of daily water (110 MLD in summer) from Machhu Dam and Narmada pipelines, treated at 4 WTPs and distributed via 10 ESRs to over 89,000 residential and non-residential connections. The system serves a population of 5.67 lakh through a network reaching multiple zones, with taxes set at ?1,200 for households and ?5,400 for commercial users.

Morbi’s existing water infrastructure includes a network of elevated service reservoirs (ESRs) strategically distributed across urban and peri-urban areas, supported by GIS mapping for spatial planning.

Survey findings reveal that 94% of residents receive water only once a day, with 55% facing frequent supply disruptions and 27% reporting water quality issues.

The service level benchmark assessment reveals that while the per capita water supply meets the standard at 135 LPCD, major gaps exist in coverage (only 73%), metering (0%), NRW (28%), and continuity (3 hrs/day), indicating poor system efficiency and management.

Water quality in Morbi meets only 2 out of 4 service level benchmarks, with issues in odor (non-agreeable) and turbidity (4.3 NTU). While pH and TDS levels fall within permissible limits, they still vary significantly, indicating inconsistent water quality.

The Nashik case highlights SCADA implementation for efficient, equitable water distribution and leakage control. Bhuj focused on rainwater harvesting and community-driven groundwater management to tackle infrequent supply and high water loss.

The proposal for Morbi focuses on equitable water distribution, SCADA-based digital transformation, and rainwater harvesting to enhance efficiency and sustainability. The vision is to build a smart, inclusive water supply system ensuring long-term water security.

The recommendations focus on strengthening accountability and transparency through audits, real-time alerts, and public displays, while empowering communities for localized monitoring.