Darjeeling & Kolkata: through my eyes

Presented by
Md. Mahmudul Haque
JE, WRP
INSTITUTE OF WATER MODELLING

Thursday, November 07, 2013

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Darjeeling Experience

From 21st to 23rd September

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On the way to Darjeeling

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On the way to Darjeeling

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On the way to Darjeeling

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On the way to Darjeeling

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 St. Paul’s School

Famous boarding school. Established in 1823 in Calcutta and shifted here in 1864. 7
 Tiger Hill

•Tiger Hill is 5 km away from Ghoom and is located 1,100 feet (340 m) higher than Ghoom
•Famous for the panoramic views it offers of Mount Everest along with Kangchenjunga
• Kangchenjunga is the third highest mountain in the world with an elevation of 8,586 m (28,169 ft)
•In the same region is Senchal water reservoir, at a height of 8,163 feet, for the supply of water to
Darjeeling town
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Batasia Loop/ War Memorial

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Ghoom Monastery

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Tea Gardens

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 Tenzing &
Gombu Rock

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Gorkha Stadium

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Botanical Garden

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Rock Garden

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Darjeeling: People & House

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 Quotations
"Flowers are everywhere. The days are cold and the
sun almost seems to play hide and seek with us"
- Kabiguru Rabindranath Tagore.

“The one land that all men desire to see, and having
seen once-by even a glimpse would not give that glimpse
for the shows of the rest of the world combined“
- Mark Twain.

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Water Supply System of Darjeeling

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Water Supply System of Darjeeling

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Water Supply System of Darjeeling: Twin Lakes

Twin lakes are situated at a height

of 8,163 feet (2,488 m), for the
supply of water to Darjeeling town

North: 20 Million Gallons

South: 13 Million Gallons
Total Capacity : 33 Million Gallons

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Water Supply System of Darjeeling: Conduit Open Channel

Present stone masonry conduit measuring about 8 Km

Water Supply System of Darjeeling: Rapid Sand Filter

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 Transmission & Distribution Main

35 km of transmission main and 83 km of distribution main

Water Reservoirs

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Bifurcation lines
from Water
Reservoirs

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 Water Supply System facts
Darjeeling is located at an average elevation of 6,982 ft (2,128 m)

The water supply system of Darjeeling town consists of tapping of 26 Nos. of

springs

St. Paul Tank capacity being 2,35,812 gallons and that of Rock Ville tank being
56,651 gallons (MS tank) and 58,012 gallons (Masonry tank)

There are about 19 nos. of distribution mains each from Rockville and St. Paul
tank.

The present population of Darjeeling town is more than 1lakh

Around 20 thousand of floating population resulting to a total population of about

1.20 Lakhs for which water has to be provided.

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Total Water Demand and Supply Calculation of Darjeeling Town

1 Total Population 120000

2 Consumption as per W.H.O recommendation 70 ltrs/day

or 15.5 gallons/day

Total Demand 120000 15.5 1860000 gallons /day

i) Hospital 40000 gallons /day
ii) Army 50000 gallons /day
iii) St. Paul's School 20000 gallons /day
1970000 gallons /day
A Water Production per day
i) 3.00 am to 4.00 pm 13 40000 520000 gallons /day
ii) 4.00 pm to 3.00 am 11 30000 330000 gallons /day
850000 gallons /day
Wastage 25% 212500 gallons /day
B Net water available 637500 gallons /day
C Fixed supply
i) Hospital 40000 gallons /day
ii) Army 50000 gallons /day
iii)St. Paul's School 20000 gallons /day
110000 gallons /day

D Water supplied to public

Net water available 637500 gallons /day
Deduct Fixed supply 110000
527500 gallons /day
E Water deficit per day
Total demand 1860000 gallons /day
Water available 527500 gallons /day
Water deficit per day 1332500 gallons /day

F Ratio of duration of water supplied 4 days 25

Kolkata Experience

From 24th to 27th September

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Inaugural Ceremony of the IABSE Symposium

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Special session & exhibition of the IABSE Symposium

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Iconic Howhah Bridge and Howrah Rly Station

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Yellow: favorite color?

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New Market and surroundings

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Science City

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Victoria Memorial Hall

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Miscellaneous

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Barfi!, released on 2012 is a must watch for getting the flavor of both Darjeeling & Kolkata
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Panoramic views

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 Geographical location of Kolkata & Darjeeling

Dhaka- Kolkata (315 Km) Kolkata- Darjeeling (632 km)

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Dhaka- Siliguri- Darjeeling (563 km)
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