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WATER CRISISMANAGEMENT -TATANAGAR.


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WATER CRISIS MANAGEMENT -TATANAGAR.

Major water consuming centresTrains: Mail/Express - 35 pairs

Passenger - 25 pairs

Passengers per day: 50,000 No. of Staff: 4261 No. of Railway quarters: 2343

(143 to 640 nos in 6 segments)

NORMAL DEMAND: 2 MillionGallonsMAIN SOURCE: KHARKAI RIVER


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WATER CRISIS MANAGEMENT -TATANAGAR.

Electric Loco Shed. Centralised traction repair shop. Electric Loco Training Center. Coaching Maintenance Depot. Running Rooms. RPF barracks

Major consuming centres: Service Buildings &Units


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CRISIS No Water Since 20 th March11 Water quality- very poor due tostagnated Pump foot valve lowered to maxpossible Water supply virtually stopped at

Station & Colony


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CAUSES Drying up of Kharkai River

Inadequate standbyarrangements Deep tube well: only 4 nos. and

with less yield- 2500 GPH Hand pumps: only 30 nos


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CRISIS MANAGEMENT: Steps Taken

Organised Union convinced for 250 litresper day per family Distribution of 500 litres on alternate daybasis (taking 45 mnts to 1 hour time for filling) Regulate the supply colonywise at a time-to adequate supply at farthest point Power supply of concerned colony cut toavoid tapping by Tullu pumps Unauthorized connections cut & new handpumps installed

COLONY


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Enroute coach watering stoppedat TATA & diverted to adjacentStations 17 Mail / Exp trains diverted

Water booth on platforms keptoperated with IOW staff tocontrol wastage

Washable apron cleaning throughJet Pump instead of from Hydrant

STATION


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Originating trains filled upaverage 50% (10 no. of trains / 1.2 laclitres) One compartment 70% & other 30% Only dry cleaning: exterior ofcoach

Minimum water used for insidecleaning of coach One new Deep tube well installedexclusively for coaching complex

COACHING COMPLEX


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Running Room (54 beds):Exclusive 5000 ltr tank providedand new bore well installed RPF Barrack(55 beds): Exclusive2000 ltr tank provided Hospital: Deep tube well

REVIVED. Electric Loco Shed: New bore wellinstalled

OTHER INSTALLATIONS


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CRISIS MANAGEMENT: MeasuresTakenEmergency min requirement assessed

Location Total Qty.(Litres)

COLONY 669000Passenger services 50000Station building 50000Washing line 182000Railway hospital 30000981000

Say 10 lakh litres


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CRISIS MANAGEMENT: Measures TakenAvailable Supply arrangementsDeep tube wells Per day

(Gallon)Station building (Old) 9750

Hospital (Old & Revived) 16500Washing line (Old) 4500

ELTC hostel (Old) 3000

New filter house (New) 37500

Traffic colony (New) 30000

101250460000 Ltrs.


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CRISIS MANAGEMENT: Measures TakenAssessment of shortfallEmergency minrequirement

10.0 lakh litres

AvailableSupply

4.6 lakh litres

Net shortfall 5.4 lakh litres


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CRISIS MANAGEMENT: Measures TakenSupply arrangements made Water taken from JUSCO through hiredtankers 6 no of tankers used New deep tube wells installed

4 nos of 2500 GPH New 30 nos Hand Pumps installed inColony Supply through BTPN wagons fromRourkela & Manoharpur Exposed and damaged Check Dam wasrepaired


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CRISIS MANAGEMENT: Measures Taken

Supply from JUSCO (Jamshedpur Utility Services Company part of TISCO) JUSCO was requested to supply

water through pipeline. But theyexpressed inability due topolitical repercussionsconsidering the acute watercrisis in the complete area JUSCO agreed to supply from itsexclusive DIMNA LAKE through

Railways Tankers


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CRISIS MANAGEMENT: Measures TakenSupply through BTPN from ROU &MOU Two rakes of 8 & 7 BTPN Wagonsformed to make round trip of loading &unloading

First 10 days supply taken fromRourkela Problems raised by political party, FIRlodged BTPN rakes shifted to MOU Special pumping & pipelinearrangements made on emergency

for loading & unloading


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CRISIS MANAGEMENT: Measures TakenRly staff rising to occasion

MOU IOW & Electrical / G staff quicklyrigged up the arrangements for loadingog BTPN wagons ROU IOW staff made arrangements ofloading BTPN wagons by gravity throughpolythene pipe TATA IOW & Electrical / G staff made

arrangements to unload the BTPNwagons TATA RPF staff helped to clear theunauthorized persons from Filter House


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Political problems raised on takingwater through wagons At Rourkela local political persons madeissue against taking water fromROU/Orissa to TATA/Jharkhand FIR was lodged at GRP police station atROU BTPN wagons taken out from ROU &shifted to Manoharpur in Jharkhand

area. Problems also raised at MOU, Localadministration questioned taking waterfrom MOU to TATA. Issues raised in News a ers


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LESSONS LEARNT Distribution network to be segmental Understanding with unions on minimumwater supply to colony in emergency Inform office/units about emergency

arrangements: They adjustconsumption as per supply. Arrangements for loading & unloadingof BTPN wagons to be made ready atidentified stations


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LONG TERM MEASURES More deep tube wells to be installed,30 40% of the requirement to be usedas backup Alternative water source to be

identified & developed, e.g. Reservoirsof capacity of 2 months supply Repair / rehabilitate check dams, ifavilable State wise locations to be developedfor taking water through BTPN wagons Co-ordination with state govt.

authorities


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Kharkai River: Dried with foot valve loweredto max


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Kharkai River: Completely Dried


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Kharkai River: Dried with Visible CheckDam


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FILLING OF BTPN AT MOU

UNLOADING OF BTPN AT TATA


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Washable apron cleaning through JetPump


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Assessment of water required per day perfamilyRequirement per person

Drinking 5 litres Food 5 litres Bathing 15 litres Toilet 15 litres Washing 10 litres

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50 litres

So for a family of 5 persons, requirement comes50 X 5 = 250 litres

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