Disribution of Water Supply for a City

Abstract

The Government of India (GOI) targeted a water connection rate for the entire population by the end of its
Seventh Five-Year Plan (April 1985-March 1990). Whilst the bid resulted in an increase in the urban connection rate
from 73% to 84%, per capita consumption in FY90/91 remained low at 148 liters per day. The Eighth Five-Year Plan
again set its sights on achieving a 100% water connection rate and policies aimed at stabilizing living standards and
improving health and sanitation were given pole position. New Bombay is a new town located near Old Bombay, and in
1991 its population was around 700 thousand. In the region, water was supplied by the City and Industrial Development
Corporation of Maharashtra Ltd (CIDCO), which received bulk supplies totaling 100,000 cubic meters per day from
Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) and Maharashtra Water Supply and Sewerage Board
(MWSSB). It was predicted that the population and demand for water in the region would grow in line with progress in
construction.
Solapur is a core regional city situated in southeastern Maharashtra where production centers on the garment industry.
As of March 1991, its water service area embraced a population of some 620 thousand people, and a total of 100,000
cubic meters of water was supplied daily from the Ekrukh Water Tank and the Bhima River. The project undertaken in
Solapur covered the city itself and nine villages in its environs. The population in the area was forecast to swell from 620
thousand (in 1991) to 1.3 million (in 2011), whilst peak demand for water was expected to surge from 101,000 cubic
meters per day in FY90/91 to 186,000 cubic meters per day in FY10/11.