Assessment of Water Supply System of Deodar Taluka, Banaskantha, Gujarat, India using Geo-informatics Technology and EPANET

Abstract

Water supply system is a system of engineered hydrologic and hydraulic components which provide
water supply. This study explains the water distributions supply system of Deodar taluka, Banaskantha district,
Gujarat. In the present study, the Indian Remote Sensing (IRS) LISS-IV data covering study area analyzed for
understanding the road transport network, study area and various infrastructure in the city. The population
forecast for next three decades was carried out using three methods namely, Arithmetic increase method,
Geometric increase method and Incremental increase method. The water demand for next three decades for the
estimated population was also carried out. The Google Earth Image was downloaded and the elevation of
nodes, length of pipe was recorded. These data was used in EPANET Software for analysis of pressure, head
loss and elevation. Ultimately the pressure at various nodes and head loss in various pipes will get as result.
This study would help the water supply engineers in saving time as this process is fast and less
tedious.