JNNURM - GANGAPEDIA

Chapter 6
Infrastructure
6.1 WATER SUPPLY
6.1.1 Source of Water
City Development Plan for Agra City in the state of Uttar Pradesh under JNNURM
The source of water supply in the city is mainly surface water. The river Yamuna is the only
surface water source, which enters the town from northeast corner, flow towards south of the
city for some distance and then turns towards left.
There is extreme shortage of raw water in the river Yamuna during summers, the lowest
discharge has been observed as 101.7 mld. Out of this discharge the average summer drawl
of raw water is of the order of 99 mld. Due to high pollution level in Yamuna water the
demand of drinking water of Agra, which is presently 142 cusecs and projected to be 276
cusecs in the year 2036 could not be met from this source. Foreseeing the shortfall in River
Yamuna, the Central Govt. has earmarked 140 cusecs raw water for Agra and 10 cusecs
from Tehri reservoir. This 150 cusecs raw water will be conveyed upto Palra fall of Upper
Ganga canal through its system and then it has to be brought to Agra. this will meet the raw
water requirement upto 2011 by which raw water quality in Yamuna river is expected to
improve considerably and further requirement will be met again from the river.
Year Water
demand
(cusec)
Table: 6.1- Demand of Ganga and Yamuna water in various years
Ganga
water
(cusec)
Yamuna
water
(cusec)
Percentage of dilution
with Yamuna water
2006 142 140 - -
2011 160 140 20 12%
2016 179 140 39 25%
2021 199 140 59 30%
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MDP Consultants in association with Allianz Securities Ltd
Remark
Even after dilution
quality of water will
become potable
and within the
norms.
115 CUSEC YAMUNA WATER WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM GOKUL BARRAGE
Source: U.P. Jal Nigam; June 2006
6.1.2 Water Quality
The increased pollution load has impaired the
river water quality to such an extent that the prechlorination
dose as high as 20mg/l is
necessary to bring down the coliform count
within the acceptable limits formulated by the
CPHEEO, Govt. of India. The water quality of
river Yamuna is far from satisfactory as per
CPCB norms. The water quality is as under:
Water Reservoir: Chipitola