B HARUCH C IVIL E NGINEERS F ORUM Organises A PRESENTATION ON TECHNICAL ISSUES INVOLVED IN

1. BHARUCHCIVILENGINEERS FORUM Organises A PRESENTATION ON TECHNICAL ISSUES INVOLVED IN WEIR CUM CAUSEWAY ON RIVER NARMADA TO ARREST SALINITY DUE TO BACK (SEA) WATERS and AUGMENTING SURFACE TRANSPORTATION FACILITY BETWEEN BHARUCH & ANKLESHWAR By MK BAROT, Member BCEF Thursday, 17th July, 2003

2. MOTIVES AND OBJECTIVES OF BCEF • UNLIKE THE “BIG BROTHER” ROLE, BCEF AIMS TO EXTEND A HELPING HAND WITH FUTURISTIC VISION TO LOCAL ADMINISTRATION FOR BETTERMENT OF CIVIC LIFE IN THE REGION. • TAPPING OF TECHNICAL RESOURCES. • TO CREAT ENVIRONMENT CONSCIOUSNESS & QUALITY AWARENESS IN CONSTRUCTION FIELD. • TO SET UP RURAL DEVELOPMENT CELL • CONDUCTING BRAIN STORMING TECHNICAL SESSIONS

3. MAJOR CAUSE OF CONCERN FOR CITIZENS OF BHARUCH AND ANKLESHWAR • NATURE’S FURY : SALINITY INGRESS – Water-rich region reduced to water-scarce region. • WATER WOES : ACTUTE DRINKING WATER PROBLEM. • GRINDING HALT : SUDDEN SHUTDOWN OF PLANT. • MISSING LINK BETWEEN TWIN CITIES : STRATEGICALLY IMPORTANT CENTURY OLD GOLDEN BRIDGE HAS OUTLIVED ITS USEFUL LIFE.

4. SALINITY : BRUNT OF DOUBLE EDGE SWORD FACED BY THE REGION. • MANAGING FINITE SUPPLY OF NATURE’S BOUNTY : LIMITED INCOMING WATER AFTER UPCOMING OF DAM AND INCREASED RATE OF SALINITY ON ACCOUNT OF GLOBAL GEOLOGICAL CHANGES. • AS PER THE INFORMATION COLLECTED FROM CENTRAL WATER COMMISSION OFFICE – RATE OF FLOW IN NARMADA RIVER NEAR GADURESHWAR IS AROUND 180 Cu.M/ Sec. I.e. 15552 MLD. • POUND OF FLESH : RIPEARIAN RIGHTS OF THE REGION TO BE REVIEWED.

5. SWEET WATER REQUIREMENT :

6. MISSING LINK : EXISTING CONDITION OF SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BETWEEN TWIN CITIES ? IN HOT WATER ?? • 120 YEAR OLD GOLDEN BRIDGE : HIGH TIME TO FIND OUT SUBSTITUTE OF HERITAGE STRUCTURE DUE TO DETRIORATED FOUNDATION CONDITION • NEED OF THE DAY : WIDE SPREAD INDUSTRIAL GROWTH RESULTED IN TO INCREASED TRAFFIC VOLUME CALLS FOR A FULL PROOF LINK.

7. A PANEL DISCUSSION ON AUGMENTATION IN CONNECTIVITY BETWEEN BHARUCH & ANKLESHWAR STRENGTHENING OF GOLDEN BRIDGE OR NEW BRIDGE ? Sunday, 30th September, 2001 Organised By BHARUCH CIVIL ENGINEERS FORUM

8. ABSTRACTS OF CONCLUDING REMARKS • 120 YEAR OLD GOLDEN BRIDGE TO BE TREATED AS MONUMENT AND SHOULD BE PRESERVED AS HERITAGE STRUCTURE • TECHNICAL INVESTIGATION TO BE CARRIED OUT FOR ASCERTAINING THE CONDITION OF BRIDGE FOUNDATION • WEIR CUM CAUSEWAY : • - TO SOLVE PROBLEM OF POTABLE WATER BY • ARRESTING SALINITY DUE TO SEA WATER • - TO IMPROVE EXISTING SURFACE TRANSPORTATION • FACILITY • RIVER SIDE DEVELOPMENT AS A RECREATIONAL SPOT • WHICH WILL HELP IN GENERATING FUND FOR PROJECT

9. NECESSITY OF WEIR CUM CAUSEWAY ON RIVER • RETIREMENT OF THE CENTURY OLD BRIDGE • CATERING THE NEED OF INCREASED TRAFFIC VOLUME • TO ARREST THE SALINITY INGRESS IN RIVER WATER DUE TO BACK FLOW FROM SEA • CREATION OF SWEET WATER RESERVOIR • ESPECIALLY IN VIEW OF THE LIMITED QUANTITY • OF INCOMING WATER DUE TO SARDAR SAROVAR • PROJECT

10. INTRODUCTION OF WEIR CUM CAUSEWAY • WEIR : • WEIR IS AN IMPERVIOUS BARRIER ACROSS A RIVER • TO RAISE THE WATER LEVEL ON ITS UPSTREAM AND • TO ARREST BACKWARD FLOW OF WATER FROM • DOWN STREAM • CAUSEWAY : • A CAUSEWAY IS SMALL SUBMERSIBLE BRIDGE. • IT IS ALSO KNOWN AS AN IRISH CAUSEWAY OR DIP • TYPES OF CAUSEWAY : • 1 LOW LEVEL CAUSEWAY (LLC) - Without Opening • 2 HIGH LEVEL CAUSEWAY (HLC) - With Opening

11. REQUISITE CONDITIONS FOR WEIR CUM CAUSEWAY • DEPTH OF WATER : • SEASONAL FLOW OF WATER SHOULD BE VERY LESS • HIGHEST FLOOD DISCHARGE : • FLOW IN THE STREAM SHOULD NOT BE FOR MORE • THAN 8 TO 10 DAYS IN A YEAR AND • FOR ABOUT 4 TO 5 HOURS DURING THESE DAYS • NORMAL FLOOD DISCHARGE : • IT SHOULD NOT BE MORE THAN 40 % OF HIGHEST • FLOOD DISCHARGE

12. SALIENT & BROWNIE POINTS WEIR CUM CAUSEWAY ACROSS RIVER NARMADA • INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT : UNINTRUPETED & SUSTAINED INDUSTRIAL GROWTH. • AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT : OPTIMUM UTILIZATION OF LAND FOR IRRIGATION. • FISHERIES FRIENDLY PROPOSAL : DISCHARGE OF SWEET WATER ON DOWNSTREAM OF WEIR SHALL BE SAME AS EARLIER. • + DEVELOPMENT OF BOATING, RECREATIONAL & NAVIGATIONAL FACILITIES

13. ADVANTAGES OF WEIR CUM CAUSEWAY - 1 • FOREMOST & BEST WAY OF CONSERVATION • OF PRECIOUS NATURAL RESOURCE • CAN BE USED AS A MEANS OF SURFACE TRANSPORTATION • ARREST SALINITY DUE TO BACK FLOW FROM • SEA WATER • CREATION OF RESERVOIR FOR PRESERVATION OF SWEET WATER • PRESERVATION OF UNDERGROUND (SUB SOIL ) SWEET WATER

14. ADVANTAGES OF WEIR CUM CAUSEWAY - 2 • RISE OF WATER TABLE OF SURROUNDING • REGION WHICH WILL, IN TURN, REDUCE THE • PUMPING COST • DEVELOPMENT OF FISHERIES WHICH CAN • GENERATE SELF- EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES • DEVELOPMENT OF BOATING & RECREATIONAL FACILITIES • OPTIMIZATION OF RIPARIAN RIGHTS • CAN BE USED FOR NAVIGATIONAL PURPOSE

15. SPECIFIC ADVANTAGES OF SELECTING SITE OF CAUSEWAY NEAR GOLDEN BRIDGE • ROAD LINK ON BOTH THE ENDS AVAILABLE. • MINIMUM RIVER TRAINING WORKS REQUIRED. • WILL NOT AFFECT FISHERMAN’S BUSINESS. • SERVES DUAL PURPOSE OF SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AS WELL AS ARRESTS SALINITY • PICKNIC SPOT CAN BE CREATED ADJOING TO GOLDEN BRIDGE : A HERITAGE MONUMENT.

16. SHORTCOMING OF WCC AS COMPARED TO BRIDGE MUCH COSTLIER OPTION (Both Initial Project Cost as well as Maintenance Cost ) RIVER TRAINING WORKS SILTING PROBLEM IN BASIN HIGH COST OF DREDGING HIGH MAINTENANCE COST DUE TO LIKELY DAMAGES DURING FLOODS

21. SERVICES RENDERED BY : • CONSTRUCTION AGENCY : • M/s LARSEN & TOUBRO LIMITED • ECC CONSTRUCTION GROUP • DESIGN CONSULTANT : • M/s MULTI MEDIA CONSULTANT • PROJECT MANAGEMENT CONSULTANT : • M/s DALAL CONSULTANT • PROJECT ENGINEER - IN- CHARGE : • Mr. PC SHAH, CITY ENGINEER, SMC • OVERALL COORDINATION : • HAJIRA AREA INDUSTRIES ASSOCIATION

22. TECHNICAL PROFILE OF WCC at SURAT - 1 1 LENGTH OF THE WEIR ( The Portion Without Gate & With Gate ) In all 580 Meters 2 WIDTH OF THE CREST 10 Meters having 6 Meters RL 3 FRL( Up to the top of the gate ) 5 Meters 4 WATER STORAGE CAPACITY 310 Lacs Cubicmeters i.e. 6822 Million gallons 5 GATES ( SEAL LEVEL ) - SELF OPERATIVE 150 Meters Length Such 16 Nos. 6 FLOOD GATES AT BOTH ENDS 10 x 5.2 Meters each of 14 Meter Height 7 RL OF RIVERBED ( - ) 1.9 Meters

23. TECHNICAL PROFILE OF WCC at SURAT- 2 8 DESIGNED DISCHARGE 24000 Cusec 9 LENGTH OF RESERVOIR 30 Kms. Area : 18 Square Kms 10 CAUSEWAY DIMENSIONS Total Top Width - 10 Meter 3.5 Meter Wide x 2 Lanes 11 FOOTPATH DIVIDER/CURB 1 x 1.80 Meter 1.20 Meter 12 CONSUMPTION OF CEMENT- CONCRETE 86,000 Cubic Meters 13 CONSUMPTION OF CEMENT 6,24,000 Bags i.e. 31,200 MTs 14 CONSUMPTION OF STEEL 1100 MTs

24. TECHNICAL PROFILE OF WCC at SURAT- 3 15 PROTECTION WORKS APRON BLOCK - 1.5 x 1.5 x 0.9 Meter size 7300 Nos. of 5 MT weight each 16 RIPARIAN RIGHT OF SMC 300 Cusec 17 TOTAL COST OF LIGHTING & ILLUMINATION Rs. 16 Lacs 18 CAUSEWAY UTILIZATION PERIOD More than 10 Months in a year 19 TOP LEVEL OF CAUSEWAY 6.00 RL 20 TOP RL OF HIGH TIDE LEVEL 4.00 RL 21 TOP RESERVOIR LEVEL 5.00 RL

25. FAVOURABLE CONDITIONS FOR CONCEIVING SURAT PROJECT 1 ACUTE SHORTAGE OF WATER FOR CATERING THE NEEDS OF SURAT CITY 2 HIGHLY DEVELOPED INDUSTRIAL ZONE WHICH CALLS FOR RELIABLE & PERENNIAL WATER SUPPLY 3 DRAWING OF WATER FROM UKAI / KAKARAPAR CANAL - HIGHLY COSTLY AFFAIR 4 TOTAL WATER SUPPLY DISRUPTED DURING CANAL MAINTENANCE WORK EVERY YEAR 5 TOPOGRAPHY AND SUBSOIL CONDITIONS 6 HIGH & FIRM EMBANKMENTS WITH MINIMUM BED WIDTH OF RIVER SECTION

26. MAJOR CONTRIBUTING INDUSTRIAL GIANTS • RELIANCE INDUSTRIES LTD • ESSAR GUJARAT LIMITED • NATIONAL THERMAL POWER CORPORATION LTD. • OIL & NATURAL GAS COMMISSION • INDIAN OIL CORPORATION • RAMA NEWS PRINT & PAPER LIMITED • GUJARAT INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION • CYANIDES & CHEMICALS COMPANY • LARSEN & TOUBRO LIMITED • GAS AUTHORITY OF INDIA LIMITED

27. THE GOVERNING FACTORS FOR COST ECONOMICS • AND FUND RAISING FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF • WCC PROJECT ON RIVER NARMADA • LENGTH OF CAUSEWAY : Approx. 1400 Meters ( 580 Meters) • ESTIMATED COST: Approx. 125 Crores ( 35 Crores ) • FUND RAISING : Contribution is expected from approx. 5-7 major • Industrial sectors (10 mega Industrial units ) • Like GNFC, IPCL, ONGC, GIDC, NTPC, Torrent, Birla Copper • ALMOST EVERY INDUSTRY HAS THEIR PERMANENT WATER • SUPPLY SCHEME ON NARMADA RIVER ITSELF • THE TOP PRIORITY OF OUR PROJECT IS SURFACE TRANSPORTATION AS WELL AS PRESERVATION OF SWEET WATER.

28. RAISING OF FUND FOR CIVIC PROJECT • ISSUE OF NON CONVERTIBLE BONDS JOINTLY BY LOCAL CIVIC BODY AND FORMING – • " BHARUCH –ANKLESHWAR DEVELOPMENT BOARD" • 2) GOVERNMENT SHOULD OWN THE PROJECT AND EXECUTE • WITH EITHER WITH THE HELP FROM WORLD BANK OR ON • BOT BASIS • 3) CONTRIBUTION FROM THE INDUSTRIES LOCATED IN THE • REGION • 4) DEVELOPMENT OF RIVER SIDE BANKS AS A PICNIC SPOT • 5) REVENUE TO BE GENERATED FROM FISHERIES BUSINESS

29. SALIENT FEATURES OF NCB ISSUED BY AHMEDABAD MUNICIPAL CORPORATION FOR RAISING OF FUND FOR CIVIC PROJECT A) NON CONVERTIBLE BONDS ISSUED IN THE YEAR 1998. Fund Raised : Rs. 100 Crores. Duration : 7 Years Nature of Bond : Public Bond. Rate of Interest : 14 %. B) TAX FREE NON CONVERTIBLE BONDS TO BE ISSUED IN MARCH 2002. Fund to be Raised : Rs. 100 Crores. Duration : 10 Years. Nature of Bond : Premium Tax Free & shall be open to only Selected Financial Institutions. Price of the Bond : Rs. 1.0 lac per Bond. Rate of Interest : 9.09 %. Status of Bond : Prerequisite clearance for NCB has been acquired from Central as well as State Government. Purpose : Finance generated by the bond would be used for projects like bridges, fly overs, water supply & sewerage, roads etc.

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