Kochi team gives nod to possibility of water metro services along Tapi river

The Kochi squad members during their sojourn were accompanied by SMC further metropolis technologist D C Bhagwakar, method squad experts and unit from the occurrence department. The officials were ferried successful a vessel on the causeway astatine Singhanpore to Valak Patia adjacent Kamrej, a agelong of 22 km successful Tapi river. The squad members besides surveyed the upstream h2o from the causeway to Dumas which is astir 11 km.
Providing details of the visit, coastal engineering adept Nishanth said, “There is simply a anticipation of processing the h2o metro on Tapi stream on a agelong of 33 km. A survey of the hydrology and a h2o draught is required successful the river”.

Talking astir the hurdles, the coastal engineering adept said: “There are challenges similar what volition beryllium the location, the h2o level, absorption of stream during monsoon and different seasons among different things. A elaborate survey has to beryllium done. After that we volition hole a study and manus it to the SMC authorities,” helium said

He added, “The h2o conditions successful Surat and Kochi are different. In Kochi, the metro runs connected backmost water, portion present it volition tally connected the river. We volition besides cod information if much h2o is discharged from Ukai dam and the information of h2o level successful Tapi stream volition besides beryllium analysed”.

“We person tidal conditions successful Kochi which were not recovered successful Surat. We volition besides question a information study connected however volition the stream behave during floods,” helium said.

Meanwhile, Surat Municipal Corporation further metropolis technologist D C Bhagwakar said, “The Kochi squad near connected Saturday. They person told america that they volition nonstop america an email adjacent week to question much details”.

“Primarily they person sought details similar h2o carrying capableness of the river. They person besides sought information of utmost and mean rainfall, dense discharge and mean discharge of h2o from Ukai dam into Tapi stream during monsoon and different seasons, h2o level beneath bridges during monsoon and different seasons,” Bhagwakar added.

“They person besides sought the waterbed survey reports and details astir the shallowness and the extent of h2o successful antithetic areas. Once we fulfill each their information requirements, they volition taxable a preliminary report. Later we volition spell up with the 2nd phase,” the SMC further metropolis technologist said.

“The squad had besides suggested that we spell up with the Bathymetric Survey (a method for measuring the extent and mapping the underwater features of a assemblage of water). The vessel to beryllium utilized successful the h2o metro volition person a capableness of 100 passengers and it volition beryllium artillery operated,” helium said.

“Along with SMC’s Comprehensive Mobility Plan team, we volition enactment to acceptable up terminal stations on some the stream banks astatine antithetic locations. These terminal stations volition beryllium integrated with metro obstruction services, BRTS, metropolis autobus for casual accessibility of the people,” helium added.