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Assignment Name: Development of GIS Based MIS, Network Analysis and System Metering including Zone Demarcation, financed by GoB.

 

Country: Bangladesh

Project Location within the Country: Dhaka City

 

Professional Staff Provided by our Firm:

 

No. of Staff: 1

No. of Man-Months: 4

 

Name of the Client: Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (DWASA) 

 

 

Start Date (dd/mm/yyyy):

 

December 2004

Completion Date (dd/mm/yyyy):

 

December 2006

 

Approx. Value of Services

 

Tk. 30.35 million (current US $ 0.47 million)

Name of the Associated firms, if any: 

 

Institute of Water Modelling (IWM)

No. of man-months of Professional Staff Provided by the Associated firms: 165

 

Name of Senior Staff Involved and Functions Performed:

 

A.N.M. Sharifullah Khan -  Water Supply System Specialist       

 

Detailed Narrative Description of the Project:

The scope of the project works have three major components; viz, (i) GIS based MIS System for DWASA, (ii)  Water Supply Network Analysis and (iii) System Metering. Detail scope of works is given below:

1.           Development of an MIS with GIS mapping facilities to establish a Rationale Database Application. This database should contain all avail data and information for all components of the existing water supply, sewerage and drainage system of DWASA.

2.           Carrying out a comprehensive network analysis of DWASA water supply system to make evaluation of the existing network and to facilitate any future up-gradation/rehabilitation and extension of the network. 

3.           System Metering includes: developing a plan to install flow meters at strategic locations within the water supply network. These meters will be used to measure flow through the zones and sub-zones. Readings from the meters will be used for comparison with the readings recorded by the meters recorded by the meters installed at the user end. 

 

Detailed Description of Actual Services Provided by our Company:

 

1.    Analysis and evaluation of present water supply system: analyse and assessment of findings and recommendation of past study report; collect necessary secondary data from DWASA    and make an evaluation of water supply system by assessing present and future water supply   and demand condition.

2.    Design of various options for improvement of water supply System based on information on projected population growth, expansion of city areas, demand for water in various sectors and probable sources. Assess the institutional and financial capacity of DWASA for development, planning, implementation, operation and maintenance of various projects and infrastructures.    

3.     Water Supply Zoning: discuss with various DWASA officials, visit existing MODS Zones, consult topographic maps and assess the present and future water supply scenario to rationalize the existing DWASA Zones for optimum operation, maintenance and management of the water distribution system and to provide improved services to the consumers.   

4.   Formulation of specification for water supply system elements/components for                                                                                                                           improvement/rehabilitation/extension of the existing water distribution system.

5.    Analysis of option study result and reporting.         

 

Firm’s Name: Design Planning & Management Consultants Ltd.