New system to monitor water supply in Tiruchi

May 07, 2015 12:00 am | Updated 11:59 am IST - TIRUCHI:

The Tiruchi Corporation has planned to establish an integrated automation system to monitor the water supply situation from all overhead water tanks under the drinking water supply augmentation scheme already commissioned in the city.

The advanced system, known as Supervisory Control and Data Acquisition (SCADA), will allow technicians to remotely monitor pumping of water to overhead tanks from collector wells.

Although SCADA system has been installed by the Corporation, the civic body has planned to establish integrated system at a cost of Rs.44.25 lakhs.

The proposal was approved by the Corporation Council at its recent meeting.

The resolution pointed out that the new water scheme was executed in seven different packages and three SCADA Monitoring Systems have been installed.

Since it has become difficult to handle and monitor the three systems separately, there was a need for going in for an integrated system to monitor the supply situation in all overhead tanks.

The system covering the pumping network of the Rs. 221.42-crore drinking water supply augmentation scheme, implemented with financial assistance from Japan International Cooperation Agency, has been installed at the corporation main office.

Through the GPRS-based system, the corporation could control the water distribution system right from the collector wells to the sumps and then on to the overhead drinking water tanks.

The pumping mechanism and the controlling valves can be monitored through the system, substantially reducing manpower requirement.

One of the main advantages of the system is prevention and easy detection of leaks. Any leak in the pumping mains can be identified and located immediately.

The corporation will be able to regulate the system to ensure equitable supply to all parts of the city.

It is installed at the corporation main office

Corporation council has approved the proposal

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