The department of public health and engineering is preparing to dig hundreds of borewells in the city to prepare for the upcoming summer season when the demand for drinking water will go up substantially. As many as 279 tube-wells are proposed to be drilled in the city to quench the thirst of people due to low water level in the Bisalpur Dam.
The department of public health and engineering is preparing to dig hundreds of borewells in the city to prepare for the upcoming summer season when the demand for drinking water will go up substantially. As many as 279 tube-wells are proposed to be drilled in the city to quench the thirst of people due to low water level in the Bisalpur Dam.
Sources in the PHED said the engineering wing has demarcated the area along the Dravyavati River that flows through the heart of the city to dig up the tubewells. Officials informed that the bidding process will be completed soon and by the month of March people in the city will start getting water supply from these tube wells.
Sources informed that the area along the river was chosen because the water table is comparatively higher than in the other parts of the district. “The water table stands recharged in this zone, therefore areas like Mansarovar will be preferred to dig up the bore wells,” an official said.
Since most of the areas under Jaipur district fall under the “dark zone” referring to excessive exploitation of groundwater resources. At several places, the public, health and engineering department has drilled into the rocks where the last of the aquifers holding water remain. Dravyavati offers an opportunity to tap into recharged water basin. Most of the areas in the city the water level is down and under dark zone. The officials believe there is a high chance that the areas where the Drvayavati River is passing through will have a better water table level compared to other areas making extraction of water easier from the tubewells.
Sources informed that all sanctions have been taken by the department and in coming days the work of digging the tube wells will start after which the water from these wells will be supplied to people in city.
Apart from these tubewells, a large part of the city is already being supplied water through tube wells. At present water from 223 tubewells is being supplied to various parts of the city which is providing additional 38 million litres of water per day to the consumers.
The reduced water supply in the city even during the winter season has taken the officials by surprise who have started preparing for the summer months. During winters, water supply was never a topic of discussion in PHED (city circle) and plans were always made for the summer months.
Not any more. The department has had to reduce water supply from 44 crore litre daily to 35 crore litre daily since the last week of August. This was done due to low inflow of water into the Bisalpur Dam due to less rainfall in the catchment area this season. The rest of water supply is being arranged with the help of tubewells.
Notably, the department had started to work on the contingency plan before the assembly elections. However, due to the implementation of model code of conduct the work was slowed down. The department engineers want that the city residents should not face water trouble in coming days, specially during the summer months.
Out of Dark zone
Most of the areas under Jaipur district fall under the “dark zone” referring to excessive exploitation of groundwater resources. At several places, the public, health and engineering department has drilled into the rocks where the last of the aquifers holding water remain. Dravyavati offers an opportunity to tap into recharged water basin.
Bisalpur bottleneck
Bisalpur Dam, which lies a 100 kilometre from Jaipur city in Tonk district, feeds the demand for drinking water in the cities of Jaipur and Ajmer, besides meeting the agrarian demand in Tonk. The reduced water level in the dam, of late, is a cause of concern for the PHED, which has started to make arrangements for approaching summers.
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