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5SR04 Urban Infrastructure Services

Objective:

To appraise students regarding planning, designing and construction aspects of water supply and drainage.

 

Course Contents:

    1. Urbanization:

        (Trends, ULB’s and their obligatory and discretionary duties).

    2. Scenario of urban infrastructure services

        Water Supply, Drainage, etc.

    3. Water supply:

        Water Supply- planning aspects

        Water Supply- discussion of cases experiences

        Site Visit- design

        Water Supply- design

        Water Supply-construction aspects including earthquake

        Decentralized water supply options

        Financing water supply projects: case studies and municipal bonds.

    4. Drainage:

        Drainage- planning aspects

        Drainage- discussion of cases/ experiences

        Drainage- design

        Drainage- construction

        Site Visit- sewage treatment plant

        Decentralized Sanitation/ UBS to Urban Poor

        Urban Poor and Urban Basic Services (W/S and Drainage in Slum Networking Project)

 

Reference Books:

    1. Water Supply & Pollution Control- By Vies man & Hammer

    2. Sewage Disposal & Air Pollution in engineering- By S.K. Gorg.

    3. Municipal & Rural Sanitation- By Ehlers & Steel.

    4. Water Supply & Sanitary Engineering- By G.S. Bridge.

    5. Surface Water Sewerage- By Bartlett.

 

Evaluation:

Internal 60 %

    (Class assignments/tutorials, Class attendance, Tests, Class interactions, and any laboratory work if required
    etc.)

Final 40 %

    (Exam, Jury, Term Paper etc.)