Date: May 7, 2008

To: Mrs. Shalu Sharma, Department of Environmental Science and Engineering,

Kathmandu University

From: Amod Panthee(23), Vindhya Raj Pokharel(26), Santosh Nepal(21), Kapil

Pokhrel(25),Bikash Neupane(22), Amol Pokharel(24), Department of Mechanical
Engineering, Kathmandu University

Subject: TRIP REPORT ON FIELD VISIT TO DHULIKHEL WATER SUPPLY

PROJECT

Introduction

On 30 April 2008, we visited Dhulikhel Water Supply Project installed in Dhulikhel

Municipality. Our goal was to gain knowledge about working of a water supply project.
Dhulikhel. We were guided by our tutor Mrs. Shalu Sharma during the field visit.

Discussion

The project includes Dhulikhel Water Supply, Panauti Water Supply Extension and distribution
to Chaukot, Taukhal and Kharibot. The base year of the project was 1987 which was estimated to
be completed by 2012. The estimated cost for the water supply project was Rs. 34.78 million and
the actual cost was 37.76 million.

Project Estmated Cost (Rs.) Factual Cost (Rs.)

Dhulikhel Water Supply 33,782,951/- 36,633,249/-

Panauti Water Supply Extension 771,000/- 698,021/-

Chaukot + Taukhal + Kharibot 235,000/- 328,925/-

Total 34,788,951/- 37,660,195/-

The fund for the project is provided by foreign aid and HMG grant. Foreign grant making up
35.7 million and HMG aid 1.96 million. The per capital cost of Dhulikhel Water Supply Project
is Rs. 2546.27. The cost per litre is Rs. 33.24 and per metre cost is Rs. 1495.23.

The reservoir capacity is 5,00,000 litres consisting of two steel truss river crossings and 60
different valve chambers. It also includes 9 fire hydrants. The source is a stream, Kharkhola and
the system type of the project is gravity flow. Water from is sent into the horizontal roughing
unit consisting of gravels where water is partially cleaned. Water is then taken to sedimentation
tank that consists of fine sand at the bottom where heavier particles settle down. After this water
is sent in the chlorination chamber for chlorination. From here it is sent to the reservoir for
storage. Then water is sent for distribution.

Fig: Schematic diagram of Dhulikhel Water Supply Project

Index

1. Horizontal Roughing Unit 2. Plain Sedimentation Tank 3. Reservoir

4. Chlorination Unit 5,6. Staff Quarter

The transmission main pipeline is 13.5 KM and distribution line is 11 KM. The transmission
main consists of Bhumedanda VDC, Malpi VDC, Panauti VDC, Subagaon VDC, and Dhulikhel
VDC. The distribution line includes Ward No. 1 to 7 of Dhulikhel Municipality. The estimated
benefited population in the base year was 6,840 while in the completion year it is estimated to be
14,387. The water demand in the base year was 5, 50,000 litres per day while in the 2012 it is
estimated to be 11, 02,000 litres per day. The discharge of the source in April 1988 was 32.24
litres per second.