Water Supply

Barackpore’s water supply system was started by PHE Department, Government of west Bengal in 1969 who handed over the responsibility of 4 Deep Tube wells and 4 overhead Reservoirs to the Municipality in 1976. The system has now been expanded to 26 Deep tube wells and 104 KM of pipeline. Largest expansion occurred during 1980’s under World Bank’s CUDP Programme.

Supply of potable water to the citizen is one of the primary services of this Municipality. Reaching drinking water to its 1,44,331 citizen is a huge task and is done by 25 pump houses raising ground water through deep tube wells from 500 ft depth of the aquifer and by supplying 18.48 Ml. gallons of drinking water per day through 104 KM of pipe line network spread like cobweb in the Municipal area.

Reservoir

Water supply system at a glance

Population

1,44,331
Taxable Holding

24,317
No of House Connection

16536
Installed Capacity

18.48 mld. (6.5 hours pumping)
No. of Reservoir

4 (10.88 lakh liter)
No of pump Houses

28
No. of Deep Tubewells

28
No of hand Tubewells

379
No. of Stand Post

489
Length of pipeline

106 KM
Per head supply of water

100 liter/ day
Geographical Coverage

65%
Annual power Charge

Rs.19.11 Lakh
Annual staff cost

Rs.35.25 lakh

For the purpose of detection of Arsenic in Drinking water a laboratory has been opened by FOSET (Forum of Scientists, Engineers & Technologists) with the help of UNICEF. 

Management of Water supply system

In managing the water supply system the Municipal Authorities have made an experiment. 7(Seven) pump houses are given to agencies on contract basis.