Andhra Pradesh - Guntur   

Water level reading goes hi-tech

Ramesh Susarla

Computerised water flow level reading system launched in Takkelapadu

GUNTUR: Monitoring water supply will now be a child's play for Guntur Municipal Corporation employees with electronic sensors monitoring the water flow at all stages and integrating Global System for Mobile Technology (GSM) short messaging service (SMS) to it.

Municipal water supply engineer need not depend on manual readings taken by the people physically monitoring permanent gauges at one hour intervals, now they can get the exact amount of water available in the reservoir at that particular point of time and plan supply. This technology implemented by Multisoft Technologies allows off-site supervision even miles away from headquarters.

All they need to do is send an SMS from their mobile to crosscheck if the ground staff were giving right information and direct them accordingly. To know the level of water in reservoir One they need to send an SMS `SEND RESV ONE' to a pre-determined number.

First of its kind

If the engineers/municipal commissioner wants to know the outflow from a particular filtration bed he has to send an SMS `SEND BED SIX OF' `lo..' the data gets displayed on his mobile telephone.

First of its kind in the State the computerised water flow level reading and monitoring system has been introduced in the 45 million litres per day filtration plant at Takkelapadu in Guntur.The 52 sensors in the filtration plant and at reservoirs give the actual real time position of water level on a single computer, where the operator sits and monitors everything happening in the 3 acre 10 MGD plant to fine tune the amount of alum to be mixed, the chlorination levels before water is sent out for supply to citizens.

Software allows multi-layer display of position at each and every point providing with water turbidity data and suggests levels of alum to be mixed, time required for sedimentation before water passes into final filtration beds. It also shows how many cusecs of water is flowing out so that the operator can regulate it depending on the city's need at that point of time.

A demonstration was organised this week on the functioning of the technology.

After the Mayor and the Municipal Commissioner take a decision on implementation of the project, it would be commissioned, its representative told The Hindu .

Printer friendly page  
Send this article to Friends by E-Mail

Stories in this Section

Water level reading goes hi-tech
It's placement time on college campuses
Consumer Forum summons to Sahara India MD
Students asked to pursue research
GMC moves to provide quality health services
Inter student `denied' question paper
BSNL customer service decentralised
School's annual day today

Copyright © 2007, The Hindu. Republication or redissemination of the contents of this screen are expressly prohibited without the written consent of The Hindu