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The possibilities of using the stored water left stagnant in   treatment.    30  ML  of  water  was  drawn  daily  from
                                                                                                                               the quarries were explored. The quantity and quality of   quarries. Result achieved are as follows:-
                                                                                                                               the available Water in stone quarries were carried out and   Ÿ Augmentation of storage capacity of the city by at
                                                                                                                               54 parameters were tested for compliance with IS-10500-  least 1000 mcft.
                                                                                                                               1991  standards.  Detailed  bathymetric  and  topographic   Ÿ Availability of water supply to the city. Around 5000
                                                                                                                               studies  were  undertaken  for  quantity  availability  and   Million litres of water could easily be tapped in a year
                                                                                                                               designing  the  engineering  system.  Based  on  this,  a   for city water supply.
                                                                                                                               solution for the drinking water supply for Chennai city
                                                                                                                                                                                     Ÿ New  reservoirs  with  nil  socio-  economic  and
                                                                                                                               was proposed and successfully implemented with public    environmental costs.
                                                                                                                               acceptance.  The  proposal  was  designed,  engineered,
                                                                                                                                                                                     Ÿ During  water  shortages,  they  serve  as  an  effective
                                                                                                                               completed and commissioned in 45 days.
                                                                                                                                                                                        backup  option.  During  2019,  around  30  MLD  was
                                                                                                                                                                                        drawn for more than 6 months which was around 6%
                                                                                                                                                                                        of the total water supplied daily, the quarries get filled
                                                                                                                                                                                        up by the rainwater and excess flows from surface
                                                                                                                                                                                        runoffs.
                                                                                                                                                                                     Ÿ Water recycling offers resource and financial savings.
                                                                                                                                                                                        It is a revenue generating activity as the entire product
                                                                                                                                                                                        water is sold to industries.
                                                                                                                                                                                     Ÿ Improvement  in  the  availability  of  water  for  city
                                                                                                                                                                                        supply  by  90  MLD  due  to  swapping  of  present
    Conversion of quarries into the water reservoir                                                                                                                                     freshwater  sources  for  industries  with  recycled
                                                                                                                                                                                        wastewater.
                                                                                                                                                                                     Ÿ Uninterrupted  supply  of  water  to  the  industries,
                                                                                                                                                                                        thereby  facilitating  industrial  growth  and
                                                                                                                                                                                        employment.


                                                                                                                                                                                     SUSTAINABILITY:

                                                                                                                                                                                     Chennai is in a state of supply-demand mismatch and
                                                                                                                                                                                     water  is  drawn  from  multiple  sources  –  surface  water
                                                                                                                                                                                     reservoirs, well fields, desalination, wastewater reuse and
                                                                                                                                                                                     inter  basin  water  transfer.    Most  of  these  options  are
                                                                                                                                                                                     expensive and have their associated socio-economic and
                                                                                                                                                                                     environmental  impacts.  In  the  case  of  quarries,  water
                                                                                                                                                                                     stored  in  the  abandoned  quarries  which  were  hitherto
                                                                                                                                                                                     unutilised has been used for water supply. It is a cost-
                                                                                                                                                                                     effective and most environmental friendly intervention
                                                                                                                                                                                     with nearly nil cost for establishing compared to all other
                                                                                                                               Transportation of water from Jolarpet to Chennai through rail  expensive options. The water is drawn from the quarries
                                                                                                                                                                                     and  is  transmitted  to  the  nearest  Chembarambakkam
                                                                                                                               RESULT ACHIEVED:
                                                                                                                                                                                     Water  Treatment  plant  which  is  3  km  away  for
                                                                                                                               CMWSSB is the pioneer in using stagnant water in the   conventional treatment. The treatment cost is only Rs.
                                                                                                                               abandoned quarries for drinking purposes after necessary   7.00 per Kilolitre. The only cost is the capital cost of


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