Site visit report to Laknavaram Lake on 03.04.

2019

Raw water intake-existing facilities

1. Intake pump, open well submersible is already installed, and it is in operation. The capacity
of the pump is 3 HP.
2. Intake piping of dia 1-1/4” HDPE pipe around 1000m length is layed between the pump to
reservoir.
3. Raw water reservoir. - Apprx-25 m3 raw water reservoir is available on the top of the
proposed building for AQpure. The tank elevation from the ground is 5 m. This can be used
as a raw water tank/source for AQpure.

Civil front for AQpure

4. TSTDC provides permission to install the AQpure in the first floor of a two-storey building
available in main island. The space available for AQpure installation in first floor is 5.5 L x 2.5
W x 2.4 H , m and it is elevated 2.5 m from the ground. The total height of the building is
7m. The sides of the building are provided with hand rails however they should be covered
to prevent the system from rain.
5. The AQpure treated water tank (external tank) can be placed on top of the reservoir with
small shed setup to avoid direct sunlight and rain exposure.

Power availability:

6. Grid power is available in the island and diesel genset backup is available during power
shutdown. The interruption is very rare in the island.

Maintenance resource:

7. TSTDC official informed that an electrician is available in the island who will support the
operation and maintenance of the AQpure.

Water availability:

8. The lake is very huge (will be having dia of more than 5 km) and the water very well
sufficient for AQpure operation except in April and May. During April and may the reservoir
water used to recede, consequently the intake pump will not get the sufficient water,
however this will be solved from next year onwards as TSTDC already started the excavation
of lake to ensure the availability of water at intake point during April and May too.

AQtap installation:

9. AQtap can be installed either in front of the canteen or nearby entrance/exit point. Both the
options are possible and the AQtap will not require booster pump as the elevation of the
external tank is almost 7m and gravity pressure will be enough for AQtap operation.
 10. AQtap inlet pressure should be maintained as minimum as possible, since TSTDC is planning
to dispense just one litre water from AQtap.

Visitors count:

11. TSTDC official informed that generally, the visitors count will be in an average 5000 numbers
and during off season (April and may) will be around 2000 number. During festival
times/special celebrations the count will be more than 5000.

Storage space

12. Storage space for temporary storage of material is available in main island.

Material Movement:

13. Material movement via entrance or exit bridges is not possible. The materials should be
transported up to main island. It is possible during summer since there is not much water,
vehicle can directly enter inside the lake. Once the lake is full, then the materials should be
transported though boat which is difficult.

Network Availability:

14. 2G network (voice & Data) is available in the main island.

Pictures:

15. Please find the site photos and videos in below link

https://grundfos.sharepoint.com/sites/Team-
014281/SitePages/Home.aspx?RootFolder=%2Fsites%2FTeam%2D014281%2FShared%20Documents
%2FLaknavaram%20site%20visit%20photos&FolderCTID=0x012000ED241E0F9AE4AB4C98E3B74059
86B6BC&View=%7B0667464D%2D3FC8%2D4151%2D8712%2D52EECE527673%7D

Water Quality:

16. The lake water sample was collected and tested, the parameters are as follows.

 Turbidity: 13 NTU
 pH: 8
 Total hardness: 77 mg/l as CaCO3
 Conductivity: 165 µS/cm
 Total Iron: 0.2 as Fe
 COD: