The document summarizes a visit by students to the Sheikh Russel Water Treatment Plant in Chattogram, Bangladesh. The plant treats 100 million liters of water per day from the Halda River to supply the city. Key parts of the treatment process include intake, chemical dosing, clarification, rapid sand filtration, chlorination, and pumping. The plant aims to provide clean drinking water while managing sludge waste. It was a valuable learning experience for the students.
The document summarizes a visit by students to the Sheikh Russel Water Treatment Plant in Chattogram, Bangladesh. The plant treats 100 million liters of water per day from the Halda River to supply the city. Key parts of the treatment process include intake, chemical dosing, clarification, rapid sand filtration, chlorination, and pumping. The plant aims to provide clean drinking water while managing sludge waste. It was a valuable learning experience for the students.
The document summarizes a visit by students to the Sheikh Russel Water Treatment Plant in Chattogram, Bangladesh. The plant treats 100 million liters of water per day from the Halda River to supply the city. Key parts of the treatment process include intake, chemical dosing, clarification, rapid sand filtration, chlorination, and pumping. The plant aims to provide clean drinking water while managing sludge waste. It was a valuable learning experience for the students.
The document summarizes a visit by students to the Sheikh Russel Water Treatment Plant in Chattogram, Bangladesh. The plant treats 100 million liters of water per day from the Halda River to supply the city. Key parts of the treatment process include intake, chemical dosing, clarification, rapid sand filtration, chlorination, and pumping. The plant aims to provide clean drinking water while managing sludge waste. It was a valuable learning experience for the students.
Location: Madunaghat, South Bank, Halda river, Hathazari, Chattogram
Assigned Teacher Dr. Pranay Kumar Majumder Dr. Saeeda Raisa Dr. Dilruba Nahar Mukul
Photograph showing the students of 33nd Batch, IAHS, with Professor Dr. Pranay Kumar Mazumder, Chief Chemist Abu Monsur, Professor Dr. Sayeed Mahmud, Eng.Sumit Paul, Dr. Subhra Prakash Dutta, Dr. Sara Farahnaj,Dr. Saeeda Raisa and Dr. Dilruba Nahar. Introduction Department of community medicine organized a visit to Sheikh Russel Water Treatment Plant located at madunaghat, south bank halda river, hathazari, Chittagong.
According to the schedule we gathered at Community Medicine department at 8 am and
we were briefed by prof Dr. Sayeed mahmud sir about our activities in the visit. We started our journey by bus at around 9.40 am accompanied by the assigned teacher Prof. Dr. Pranay kumar mazumder sir, Dr. Sayeeda raisa ma’am and Dr. Dilruba nahar mukul ma’am. We took a short break for snacks at 10am and reached the visiting site at 10.30 am. We were warmly received by executive engineer Mr. Sumit paul sir and chief chemist Mr. Abu Monsur sir. They briefed us about their institution.Then we went for site visit and they guided us throughout the plant.
After visiting the plant, we started our returned journey at about 1.30 pm and reached IAHS at about 2.30 pm. We submitted our report on day visit to Dr. Taifa Hazera ma’am.
It is noteworthy that, Sheikh Russell Water Treatment Plant was constructed in 2018. From 2018 onwards, the absorbed water produced by Sheikh Russell Water Treatment Plant is being sent to the city area through the reservoir established at Kalurghat IRP (Bustara Station) of the Authority.
A briefing session about infrastructure of Sheikh Russel Water Treatment Plant,
Chattogram
Type of organization Project of Chattogram Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (CWASA), a Bangladesh government service agency under the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives responsible for providing water facilities to residents of Chattogram. Organogram of the organization
Serial No Title Number
01 Executive engineer 01
02 Assistant engineer 04
03 Chemist 01
04 Sub assistant engineer 06
05 Lab assistant 03
06 Operator 20
07 Electrician 03
08 Helper 15
09 Security Guard 07
Total =60
Objectives of the organization
➢ To supply the filtered water to the entire Chittagong city
➢ Production of 100% pure water ➢ 100% purification and disinfection of water ➢ Act as a reservoir of water from natural sources (ground Water) ➢ To extract pollutant, remove toxins, kill pathogen from water ➢ Reduce impurities to a certain level that doesn’t cause harm to human health. ➢ Reduce objectionable color, odor, turbidity, hardness. Activities ➢ If breakdown of system occurs (like leakage or contamination of ground water) and resulting in water borne disease, they visit the site for analysis and ensure safe drinking water. ➢ Water management service. ➢ Dewatering process ➢ Sludge and waste management. ➢ Create awareness about use, management and storage of water in a proper way. ➢ Proper Monitoring and surveillance of process to ensure the water to be free from chemicals such as Fe, Mn, NO3 which is harmful for health and damages the clothes by staining. ➢ Uses Chemical dosing process such as lime dosing, Alum Dosing to maintain pH and reduce algae growth.
Process Flow of Sheikh Russel Water Treatment Plant
Environment ➢ Clean and Calm ➢ Well ventilation ➢ Proper working condition ➢ Well planned infrastructure Future plan ➢ To create water supply facilities in Sitakund and Mirsarai Economic Zones and also to strengthen the capacity of Chittagong WASA. As a result, it will contribute significantly to the development of the living standards of the citizens of the economic zone as well as to the industries. ➢ Bhandal-Juri water Supply Project - 45 Mld water treatment Plant at south bank of river Karnaphuli. Necessary transmission and Distribution Pipeline. ➢ Solid waste (sludge) management for cement and fertilizer production. ➢ Mega sewerage project at anandabazar, Boalkhali, Chattogram. Financial support ➢ The Government Republic of Bangladesh, JICA, The World Bank etc. Manpower ➢ 60 persons
Limitations ➢ No residential facilities for the staff ➢ No specialist doctor for medical check up ➢ Less manpower ➢ Any kinds of contamination can affect whole water treatment process causing system loss.
Contribution ➢ Supplies about 90000000-liter water to the Chittagong city every day. Facilities ➢ Fine screening machine. ➢ Receiving well. ➢ Clarifier and flocculation. ➢ Rapid sand filter. ➢ Clear water reserve tank. ➢ Intake and water pumping station. ➢ Dewatering facilities. ➢ 24 hours electricity. ➢ Sludge and waste management. ➢ Continuous monitoring of the water quality.
A picture of collecting information about SRWTP from Chief electrician Mr.
Azad Water Source ➢ HALDA river
Observation
➢ Control room – Continuous Monitoring.
➢ Intake Station 1- Through 04 (four) pumps of 125 KW capacity, a maximum of 100 MLD water is being extracted from Halda river daily for absorption. ➢ Chemical Station – Through 04 (Four) Elum Pumps, 03 (Three) Lime Pumps and 02 (Two) Polymer Dosing pump chemical dosing is being done in the receiving well. ➢ Filter and Clarifier Station :- Purification of water through 06 (six) clarifiers and 10 (ten) filters. After chemical mixing in the receiving well, the chemically mixed water stays in the flocculator unit for 30 minutes for cloak form and in the clarifier unit for 80 minutes for sedimentation. ➢ Chlorine Station – Pre-chlorine (5-6 kg) per hour as required to disinfect treated water and post-chlorine (8-9 kg) is mixed. ➢ Pump Station - 90 MLD treatment through 05 (five) transmission pumps of 110 KW capacity. Water is sent to Kalurghat IRP AO booster station. ➢ Electric Building - Power supply is maintained through 01 (one) transformer of 4000 KVA capacity, 01 (one) generator of 2500 KVA capacity for treatment unit and 01 (one) generator of 1500 KVA capacity for de-watering unit. ➢ Drainage Tank and Thickener Station- Sludge management through 02 (two) drainage tanks and 04 (four) thickeners. ➢ Sludge de-watering units - 04 (four) sludge de-watering units are used to prepare sludge cake.
Recommendations ➢ Should provide residential facilities for the staff ➢ Should provide health-care facilities for the staff. ➢ Increase manpower.
