Karnataka Urban Water Supply & Drainage Board

Annual Report 2008-09

The Karnataka Urban Water Supply and Drainage Board was constituted by an Act of
legislature in 1974 and is functioning from August 1975.

The Board is an implementing body for Water Supply and UGD facilities in 213 Urban
local bodies of the State except Bruhat Bangalore Mahanagara Palike.

The Board aims to provide adequate water supply from assured and safe source of
supply and also proper sanitation to all the urban areas. There are 213 urban local bodies
coming under the jurisdiction of the Board, under the following categories:

Population as per
CATEGORY Nos.
2001 census
Corporations 7 34.45
City Municipal Councils 44 42.54
Town Municipal Councils 94 29.36
Town Panchayaths 68 10.10
Total 213 116.45

The present population of 213 urban local bodies is 142.64 Lakhs

No. of Town
Godavari Sl.
Basin Name of the Basin covered under
No.
different Bains
1. Godavari 5
2. Krishna 101
Krishna 3. Cauvery 44
Basin 4. North Pennar 5
5. South Pennar --
W
es
6. Palar 2
t
Fl 7. West flowing 22
o
wi Total 179
ng Population covered with Surface 130.75 lakhs
North Sources (179 towns)
Pennar Population covered with Sub- 11.89 lakhs
Palar
South Surface Sources (34 towns)
Cauvery
Basin Pennar

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 Moving towards adequate and assured sources of water supply

250

200 201
179
No. of Towns

150 135 133

107

100

75

50
34
12
0
1975 1998 2009 2012

Year Towns with sub-surface source (Nos.)

Towns with Surface source (Nos.)

Schemes commissioned since inception upto March 2009

Water Supply - 466 Nos.

U.G.D - 47 Nos.

Total Estimate cost of these schemes - Rs.1931.46 Crores

Population covered with drinking water - 79%
Population covered with U.G.D facilities - 28%

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 The Board is executing water supply and sewerage schemes under the following
categories.

I PLAN SCHEMES:

A. WATER SUPPLY SCHEMES:

1 a) PIPED WATER SUPPLY SCHEMES:

Piped water supply schemes are taken up for the towns having population less than
20,000 as per 1991 census, for which the entire cost is borne by the Government as Grant in
aid.

b) ACCELARATED URBAN WATER SUPPLY PROGRAMMES:

Under this programme water supply works are takenup in towns having population
less than 20,000.

For these schemes 50% of the estimated cost is provided by the Government of
India as Grant and the remaining is borne by the State Government. The scheme is closed
from 2006-07. All remaining sanctioned schemes will be completed by March 2010.

2. URBAN WATER SUPPLY SCHEMES:

Under this scheme water supply is provided for the cities/towns having population of
20,000 and above as per 1991 census. The funding pattern of this scheme is as follows.

Funding Pattern
Sl Loan from
Category Local Body
No Financial Govt. Grant
Contribution
Institution
1 Population upto 20,000 NIL 100% NIL
2 Population above 20,000
50% 50% NIL
upto 75,000
3 Population above 75,000
66 2/3% 23 1/3% 10%
including Corporations

B. SEWERAGE SCHEMES:

1. UNDER GROUND DRAINAGE SCHEME:

All urban areas irrespective of their population comes under this category. Under this
category priority is given to the cities/towns having population of more than 1 lakhs and
situated on the bank of rivers/seas. The funding pattern for UGD schemes is as follows:

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 Funding Pattern
Sl Loan From
Category Local Body
No Financial Govt Loan
Contribution
Institution
1 Corporations 50% 20% 30%
2 City Municipal Council 50% 25% 25%
3 Town Municipal Council 50% 30% 20%

II. MAINTENANCE OF THE WATER SUPPLY SCHEMES:

As per the Government Order the Board is maintaining the following water supply
schemes.
Upto Consumer Point:

1. Kushalnagar 5. Ramanagaram
2. Bethamangala (KGF) 6. Channapatna
3. Hubli-Dharwad 7. Belgaum
4. Mandya

2. Upto to Bulk Supply

1. Karwar - Ankola
2. Bellary
3. Gulbarga

As per the G.O.No. UDD 204 UMS 95 dated 15.11.96, the Board has to hand over the
completed schemes to the concerned Local Bodies, for maintenance. As some of the Local
Bodies have not taken-over the schemes, the Board itself is forcibly maintaining the
following water supply schemes upto Bulk point.

1. Gadag-Betageri 5. Bijapur
2. Mundargi 6. Ilkal-Hungund
3. Tumkur 7. Hukkeri-Sankeshwar
4. Bhalki 8 Bidar

III. Other Schemes:

1. Under National River Conservation Plan (N.R.C.P), 8 towns coming under the catchment
areas of Cauvery and Krishna, (Thunga Badra) rivers have been selected. It is proposed

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 to prevent river pollution by diverting and treating the sewage under core works, in
these towns, for this, works costing Rs.19.62 crores are approved by the Government of
India, and are under implementation. Out of 8 STP’s 6 STP’s are completed and
remaining are in progress.
2. The Board is implementing the Comprehensive Water Supply Scheme to Karwar-Ankola
towns with Gangavalli River as source at an estimated cost of Rs.30.00 crores under
KUDCEM Project with ADB assistance.
3. The Board is executing 17 water supply and 10 Under Ground Drainage schemes at an
estimate cost of Rs.418.07 crores and 78.10 crores respectively under the Centrally
sponsored UIDSSMT programme.
4. The Board has takenup remodeling of existing distribution network, Automation and
Integrated Management System of Mysore city under the Jawaharalal Nehru National
Urban Renewal Mission centrally sponsored scheme at an estimating cost of Rs.194.54
Crores, and Augmentation of water supply scheme from Kabini river is taken up at an
estimated cost of Rs.108.81 crores under JnnURM

Activities of the Board for the year 2008-09

Government has approved the Action Plan vide order No. UDD 22 UMS 2008 (P)
B’lore dt: 2-2-2009 for sanction of 13 Water Supply Scheme and 5 Under Ground Drainage
scheme which are :-

Sl Estimate cost
Program No. of Schemes
No (Rs.in crores)
1 Water supply scheme 13 416.81
2 Under Ground Drainage scheme 05 83.13
TOTAL 18 499.94

The Board has commissioned 19 water supply scheme during the year 2008-09 as
against the target of 30 schemes ( 26 WSS & 4 UGD ). The list of scheme commissioned are
as follows :-

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 Schemes commissioned during 2008-09

(Rs. in Lakhs)

Sl. Estimated
Name of the Scheme Revised cost
No. Cost

1 2 3 4
I Piped Water Supply Scheme
1 Kundagol 39.00 39.00
2 Shiralakoppa 87.00 87.00
3 Thirthahalli 202.00 202.00
4 Chikknayakanahalli 150.00 256.50
Total 478.00 584.50
Accelerated Urban Water Supply
II
Programme
1 Holalkere 777.50 777.50

2 Jagalur 1523.00 1523.00

Total 2300.50 2300.50

III Urban Water Supply Scheme

1 Mandya 675.00 675.00
2 Muddebihal 220.00 220.00

3 Humnabad-Chitaguppa 1904.00 2100.00

4 Jamakhandi 1184.93 1184.93

5 Basavana Bagewadi 158.50 158.50

6 Shahapur 213.00 213.00

7 Jewargi 457.00 457.00

8 Shimoga 2800.00 2800.00

9 Sankeshwar 495.00 495.00

10 Gundlupet 255.00 255.00

11 Chitradurga 6370.83 6370.83

12 Bhadravathi 600.00 660.00
13 Ramanagar - I 504.80 504.80
Total 15838.06 16979.13
Grand Total 18616.56 19864.13

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 During the year 2008-09 Board has mobilised the funds from the following source.
(Rs.in Crore)
Sl Revised
Source of fund Budget Releases
No Budget
1 Plan allocation state 200.00 155.00 155.00
Government
2 RDPR 17.10 -- --
3 SFC Grants (LBS) 34.73 22.49 22.49
4 Opening balance 94.60 94.60 94.60
5 Loan from Financial Institution 150.00 150.00 ---
(IEBR)
TOTAL 496.43 422.09 270.09

Government have sanctioned Rs.150.00 Crore under IEBR during March 2009. RDPR
department share for enroute villages has not been released during the year.

Financial achievement during the year 2008-09 is detailed below :-

(Rs.in Crore)
Sl
Programme Board Budget Expenditure %
No
1 Piped Water Supply Scheme 38.09 23.31 61
2 Augmentation Water Supply 31.55 10.74 34
Programme
3 Urban Water Supply scheme 235.00 122.85 52
4 Under Ground Drainage scheme 117.45 39.02 33
TOTAL 422.09 195.92 46

Programme for the year 2009-10

The Board has prepared an action plan for the year 2009-10 & submitted to
Government for approval. The action plan for 129 schemes comprise of schemes to be
completed, which are commissioned in earlier years, targeted schemes to be commissioned
during the year 2009-10, on-going schemes and New Schemes proposed during the year
2009-10. The Board budget for the year 2009-10 is amounting to Rs. 550.00 crores
( including 2008-09 IEBR awaiting release of loan from Financial Institution).

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 The Plan allocation in the State Budget for the year 2009-10 is Rs.105.00 Crore. The
Budget allocation for the schemes targeted is as follows.
(Rs.in Crore)
Schemes Budget for
Sl
Program On-going Target to Targeted
No
2009-10 schemes
1 Piped Water Supply 12 04 3.75
Scheme
2 Augmentation Water 03 03 11.12
Supply Programme
3 Urban Water Supply 29 10 37.55
scheme
4 Under Ground Drainage 23 06 25.77
scheme
TOTAL 67 23 78.19

Mobilisation of funds for the year 2009-10.

The source of mobilisation of funds for the year 2009-10 is as follows.
(Rs.in Crore)
SL No Source Budget 2009-10
1 State Government grants 115.07
2 State Government loan 34.93
3 SFC grants 50.00
4 IEBR 105.00
5 RDPR scheme 25.00
6 Opening balance 220.00
TOTAL 550.00

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Schemes targeted for commissioning during the year 2009-10 are.
Rs.in lakhs
Sl Estimate Revised Target date for
Program
No Cost Estimate commissioning
I Piped Water Supply scheme
1 Srinivasapura 208.00 270.00 April 2009
2 Honnalli 350.00 550.00 June 2009
3 Kushtagi 675.00 750.00 September 2009
4 Koppa 160.00 160.00 October 2009
Sub-Total 1393.00 1730.00
Accelerated Urban Water Supply Programme
1 Somwarpet 610.00 910.00 September 2009
2 Yelandur 747.00 970.00 June 2009
3 Yellapura 1310.86 1600.00 February 2009
Sub-Total 2667.86 3480.00
1 D.B.Pura 2249.86 2249.86 Febraury 2009
2 Mahalingapura 1144.76 1300.00 January 2010
3 Mudhol 1299.36 1299.36 March 2010
4 Kunigal 673.50 673.50 December 2009
5 Byadgi 440.00 440.00 December 2009
6 Shikaripura 1200.00 1200.00 September2009
7 Chintamani 442.00 442.00 June 2009
8 Bellary 499.00 499.00 February 2010
9 Shikaripura Distribution 1880.00 1880.00 December 2009
10 Tiptur 440.20 440.20 February 2010
Sub-Total 10268.68 10423.92
Underground Drainage Scheme
1 Kolar II Stage 929.50 929.50 February 2010
2 Gadag-Betageri 1114.66 1114.66 February 2010
3 Jewargi 370.00 370.00 May 2009
4 Gangavathi 1702.27 1702.27 December 2009
5 C R Patna 916.00 1300.00 January 2010
6 Nagamangala 547.00 547.00 February 2010
Sub-Total 5579.43 5963.43
Grand Total 19908.97 21597.35

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Quality Policy:
™ The Board is an ISO 9001-2000 certified institution and accordingly is committed to
maintain quality in all aspects.
™ To provide quality potable water and good sanitation systems.
™ Formulation & completion of the projects ensuring quality, economy and time schedules.
™ Striving to meet the expectations of the Customer and exceed the same by continuous
improvement.

Quality Objectives:
™ The quality of the Project shall be measured and the Board shall work towards achieving
zero defects.
™ Timely completion of all the projects.
™ To formulate economic and viable projects.
™ Actual expenditure for each project should not exceed more than 5% of the sanctioned
estimate cost.

Reforms undertaken in Board to increase efficiency

• Development and Implementation of Management Information System (MIS) through

Wide Area Network and Local area Network by computerizing all the Offices in the State
in collaboration with M/s Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore and M/s.Tata
Consultants, Bangalore.
• Award of ISO 9001 – 2000 Certification for all the Offices of the Board across the State
since 1st July 2002, the first Board to obtain such Certification in India.
• To have best quality in execution of works, third party inspections of schemes have been
introduced.
• For speedy and timely completion of the projects, contracts have been awarded through
package tender to the pre-qualified firms.
• Abolition of the 3 circle offices in the Board to achieve speedy disposal and reduce the
non-plan expenditure. This is the 1st organisation to abolish the Divisional level posts not
only in Karnataka but in the entire Country.
• Abolition of several vacant posts at all levels to make the Board compact and efficient.
• To have transparency and speedy finalisation of tenders, E-Tendering has been
implemented in the Board.

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• Bio Metric based Attendance and Tracking System is introduced in all the Offices of the
Board in the State, to monitor the punctuality of all the Officers/ Officials attending the
Office.
• Formation of HRD Cell to take care of training needs of all category of employees.
• Planning, Design and Monitoring Cell in the Central Office has been created for speedy
implementation of the projects.
• To have efficient disposal of LOCs, a customised software has been developed and
implemented for release of funds directly to the firms/contractors which again is not
existing in any of the Government Departments or Boards/ Corporations of Karnataka.
• Development and installation of customised software for revenue billing & collection for
Hubli-Dharwad Maintenance division.
• Board is developing workflow solution for all its activities for making the organisation a
paperless office. This is being developed by M/s.HCL Infosystems using FILENET.
• The Board is constructing the “Water and Waste Water Learning Centre” at Yelahanka,
Bangalore to train the Board employees, local body authorities and public.

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