A PROJECT REPORT ON

INDUSTRIAL VISIT
AT
WATER TREATMENT PLANTS IN BELUR MATH
ON
18th JANUARY 2018

PREPARED BY : SUBMITTED TO :
SIDDHANT SATYAM (150408066) MR. KAUSTAV DAS
JYOTI SAHA (150408029)

DEPARTMENT OF CIVIL ENGINEERING

JIS COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING
KALYANI-741235 (NADIA, WB)
 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

We would like to thank Mr. KAUSTAV DAS, Civil Engineering

Department, JISCE for his valuable time and guidance in preparation of
the Project Report.

SIDDHANT SATYAM

JYOTI SAHA
 WASTE WATER TREATMENT

INTRODUCTION
On 18 January 2018, I along with other counter parts of our civil
department received the opportunity to attend an industrial visit
conducted by our college authorities. We were taken to the one of the
eminent water treatment plants situated at ‘BELUR MATH’, HOWRAH.
The whole waste water treatment plant is situated beside Belur math
premises.

Therefore I would like to sum of my meticulous learning experiences

during that visit.

LEARNING REPORT
1. Firstly, we were shown the ‘Alum solution tank’ of the treatment
plant. The gross capacity of that tank was 1900 liters.

Aluminates sulphate commonly known as ‘Alum’ whose chemical

formula is Al2(So4)3.18H2O. When alum is added to the raw
water firstly react with bicarbonate alkalinities and form
gelatinous precipitate called 'floc' of aluminum hydroxide.

These flocs attract other fine particles present in water and finally
settle down in water.
 Unfortunately the chemical reaction was not neatly described by
concerned authorities.

2. Secondly, we were shown the polyelectrolyte solution tank. Its

capacity was 480 liter.

Polyelectrolyte is an agent which is applied in wastewater

treatment plants to help the flocculation process.

The polyelectrolyte powder with different concentration is

prepared by using frequency converter. The solution
concentration varies from 0.5% to 0.1%.

3. Then we were shown the stilling chamber. It was a small chamber

used to minimize the flow of effluents from oncoming water
resource.

4. Thereafter, we went to witness the gigantic circular water

reservoir which holds the water from the water source. At the
centre, there was also a comparatively small reservoir which is
containing the ultimate treated or purified water, which is almost
95% pure.

5. Then, we visited the chemical laboratories, where we saw the

microscopic schematic diagram of the raw water of adjacent
Gangas River.

In what computerized picture we were able to spot the ‘Gram-

positive and Gram-negative’ pathogenic bacteria.
 As because of frequent side this raw water consists low amount of
impurities such as it does not contain arsenic components.
Therefore, less number of coagulants is applied in it.

In that laboratory, we witnessed the ‘turbid meter’, which

consists of several revolving beakers. Each beaker had different
samples of raw water.

In those beakers, clari-flocs were also getting terminated.

This instrument nullifies all the possibilities of turbidities in the

water and this plant is enabled to root out the turbid components
such as clay, silt or any other finely divided organic water up to
0.012mg/lit.

6. Chlorination process.
As we were told that the pathogenic bacteria are quite less in
Gangas River according to their previous experiences, so they are
bounded up to pre-chlorination and post-chlorination.

Before sedimentation and coagulation or even filtration, some

dosage of chlorine is added to the raw water. It helps to reduce
the land of filters and reduces algae taste and mal-odour.

According to authorities, mal-odour and other organism are

hardly found in the oncoming raw water of the plant. The normal
doses required as high as 5 to 10 mg/lit.

This process is followed by post chlorination. In this process,

chlorine is added in end of other treatment processes.
 The normal dose varies from 0.1mg/lit to 0.2mg/lit.
This chlorination process ensures the complete disinfection
process, as we were told.

7. Application of rapid gravity filter and back washing.

The entire process of back washing of the gravity filters took
nearly about 15 minutes. The amount of water required for
washing the filters are 2% to 5% of the total filtered water.

In every 24 hours to 48 hours, the clogged filters are cleaned.

8. SCADA ( Supervisory Central and Data Acquisition)

The plant is equipped with 'SCADA' .This enables them to control
all operational activities. That SCADA shows us the whole
schematics diagram of treatment plant.

The distribution system was also briefly discussed that the

ultimate purified water caters the entire ‘Belur math’.

9. The discharge and storage capacity of plant

The carrying capacity of –
 Over head tank -----------> 85 lacs liters.
 Clear water reservoir -----------> 6 lacs liters.

The overall discharge capacity per day is ----> 80 liters/day.

BELUR MATH UPGRADES TECHNOLOGY AT ITS
VIVEKANANDA WATER TREATMENT PLANT
Vivekananda Water Treatment plant at Belur Math has upgraded its
technology with an eco-friendly robust Water Treatment Plan (WTP).
8MLD WTP plant is automated and monitored by Swiss major
Endress+Hauser India is on the banks of Ganga river and filters water
from the Ganga to produce 10,00,000 liters of drinking water every day.
It is maintained by Ramakrishna Math. The WTP runs twice a day and
the potable water as per WHO guidelines is distributed to 10,000
devotees, buildings, nearby schools, colleges, residential complexes,
hospitals and Bhandara Griha every day.

This is the first pilgrimage in West Bengal that has made water
management breakthroughs in service of socio-economic development.

Some of the newly installed instruments of Endress+Hauser which help

in the process automation are Ultrasonic Level, Radar Level, Pressure
Transmitter, Magnetic Flow Meter, Chlorine Analyzer, pH Analyzer,
Turbidity Analyzer. The plant is also equipped with SCADA (Supervisory
Control and Data Acquisition) and uses the most modern and advanced
computerized technology MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM (DAY
TO DAY REPORTING) and operational controlling system in the field of
Water Works that has earned an incredible world-wide name and
popularity over the years.

Vivekananda Water Treatment Plant was earlier inaugurated on 21st

December, 2010 by Revered Srimat Swami Atmasthanandaji Maharaj,
President, Ramakrishna Math & Ramakrishna Mission, Belur Math and
has been operational since then.
Talking about the installment Swami Jnanishwarananda, BelurMath
says, “The Water Treatment Plant is one of the most respected water
treatment plants across India. Some time back around 30 MPs of Gram
VikasVibhag who visited the plant to study it. There used to be
complaints lodged by people at the Trusts Charitable Dispensary and
one of the regular complains in the earlier days were about water
borne diseases and after up gradation of the technology and
monitoring there are no complaints. .We are glad that constant up
gradation of the plant and with reliable technology partners we will be
able to take care of the locality by providing drinking water needs for
the next 25 years. We have an in-house lab which collects samples of
water, during the time of production and at the point of consumption.
Sluice gate of water intake channel control water entry from river to
pond was done through motor operated Sluice Gate automation based
on level measurement. The system use to draw water to internal pond
during high tides. The gate was automated to open, based on
differential water level of the river Ganga and pond.

Raw water to Clariflocculator via flash mixer, an electromagnetic flow

meter was installed at the inlet of Stilling Well to measure the quantity
of raw water intake. The pH, turbidity of the raw water was measured
to check the quality of water received from the river.

The treatment process involves pre and post chemical treatment of

raw water and quality check is the most important parameter in a
treatment process. We implemented reliable measurement of pH,
turbidity and residual chlorine in the clear water.
Overhead reservoir, the elevated reservoir storing the treated water
with capacity of 5,00,000 liters established in the initial phase of the
project. A flow meter was installed at outlet delivery pipe line to
measure the quantity of clear water delivered and level measurement
was used to automate the clear water pump operation to the water to
overhead reservoir from ground reservoir with the capacity of 600
C.U.M.

Clean water reservoir, processed water will get be stored in the

reservoir, before sending to nearby locality. The motors used in the
reservoir were automated based on level measurement of the reservoir
and pressure measurement of the pipeline to save the energy and
provide optimum output.

Flow and pH measurement of raw water in flash mixer.

THE RESULTS
 Reliable system in place, with almost negligible maintenance
involved in automation process.
 Providing drinkable water to more than 3000 people daily.
 Turbidity sensor has been working over 5 years now for this
location without any failure.

Level measurement at dam water gate Pressure measurement on clean water reservoir