Gravity Based Water Supply System

Through these case studies the research has gained insight into the type and amount of support to community organisations that is.

Gravity based water supply system.

Of water system 1 2. Gravity based water supply system in sikkim. Not applicable in plain or flat terrain where an elevation source of water supply is not available. No energy is required to operate the system as water is conveyed by gravity.

Though the gravity based water supply system is a low cost implementation and low on maintenance funds required for its maintenance are raised by formation of a corpus village development fund vdf. Gravity flow water distribution systems are reliable and cost effective over pumping systems as no external power is required to maintain the flow. The theory of water system design is extensively covered in other publications. The emphasis here is placed on practical methods.

Community water plus a research project has investigated twenty case studies of successful community managed rural water supply programmes across 17 states in india. Generally the gravitational networks are designed as branched systems and in order to maintain their looped configuration the missing links are joined by pipes of nominal diameters. Disadvantages of the gravity method. Suggested guidelines for design parameters are also presented.

No pump is required. These design notes present simple examples and explanations to illustrate some of the basic principles of gravity flow systems. Geo politically the project area was always neglected till the exploitation started in 1980s. A water and sanitation committee is formed from among the beneficiaries.