Development of an Integrated Design Methodology for Accelerated Delivery of In-Village Water Supply Systems Using PCSWMM and GIS Techniques
摘要
Jal Jeevan Mission (JJM), launched on August 15th, 2019, is an initiative of the Ministry of Jal Shakthi, Govt of India. This initiative has envisioned providing treated drinking water to all the rural households of 190 million through tap connections by 2024. The government agencies encouraged designers to conceptualise and develop integrated and innovative design mechanisms using emerging technologies to meet accelerated targets. The explanation contained within details an innovative design mechanism, enmeshing drone survey, digital elevation models, orthomosaic imagery, digital village maps, and pipeline network into a single geographic information system (GIS) enabled graphic user interface (GUI) in PCSWMM software to design water distribution network using US EPA EPANET engine. With this design methodology, detailed design reports for over 625 habitations were prepared in record time. The design reports submitted have positively impacted 750,000 people or 190,000 households.