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OF URBAN WATER SUPPLY IN
623 TOWNS OF UP AS ON 01/04/2005 |
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State of UP has a total
population of 16.61crores
as per Census figures of
year 2001. Urban population
of 3.26 is located in 623
towns of varying population
sizes. Rural population
of 13.35 is
* scattered in 97069
habited villages of
the State. These villages
comprise of about 243500
habitations. |
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It has been observed
that the choice of settlement
of human agglomerations
has prominently been dominated
by easy availability of
water for drinking and
agricultural purposes.
It is also a fact that
such agglomerations when
developed along perennial
source of water have grown
rapidly in shape and size.
The larger agglomerations
were subsequently termed
as urban agglomerations.
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In the State of
Uttar Pradesh development
works in and around such
agglomerations were being
looked after by Provincial
Public Works Department.
Keeping in view the specialized
knowledge and skill that
is required to provide
safe and potable drinking
water, a Sanitary Engineering
Branch was established
in 1894-95 under the administrative
control of Provincial
Public Works Department.
The head of the branch
was designated as Sanitary
Engineer to the Government.
This branch was entrusted
with the job of preparation
of water supply schemes
and supervision of works
their on. The job of annual
inspection of mechanical
plants and machinery installed
at various water works
was entrusted to the manufacturing
firms / engineers, who
charged a sizable amount
of fee from Local Authority
concerned.
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By the end of 19th
Century water works in following
eight towns were established
to provide piped water supply: |
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Agra
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Varanasi
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Allahabad
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Kanpur
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Lucknow
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Meerut
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Mussoorie
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Nainital
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The following situations
and events played important
role in development of piped
water supply facilities
in the State under British
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The
system of annual
inspection by private
agencies was soon
found to be unsatisfactory
since the interested
firms/manufacturers
were not found to
give a wholly correct
and impartial picture
of the condition
of water works plants.
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In
the Year 1916, the
U.P. Municipalities
Act was enacted.
In this Act public
duties of the Municipal
Boards were defined
and detailed procedure
was laid down giving
effect to various
matters of public
interest. Sources
of raising Board's
revenues were also
prescribed.
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On
the termination
of the First World
War, another
installment
of reforms was conferred
in 1920, which created
a diarchal form
of Government placing
wider powers in
Indian hands, by
associating them
increasingly with
civil administration
and putting the
" transferred
subjects" under
the direct control
of responsible Ministers.
In the year 1920,
Secretary of State
for India sent out
a number of specialist
officers on the
basis of covenanted
service, to introduce
health schemes on
more up to date
lines based on western
model, as was recommended
by the Royal Sanitary
Commission. Accordingly
a batch of seven
Specialist Officers
(six Sanitary Engineers
and one Mechanical
Engineer) arrived
in Allahabad on
the eve of the Christmas
of 1920; they were
attached to Sanitary
Engineering Branch.
These Specialist
Officers gave out
many recommendations
on various issues,
which reconfirmed
the special nature
of job of Sanitary
Engineering Branch
besides its need
for further strengthening
& expansion.
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In
1943 Bhore Health
Survey and Development
Committee was formed
to carry out detailed
investigations as
to the cause of
existing unhealthy
conditions and prevalence
of various diseases.
The Committee Report
was published in
1946 and as one
of the measures
to reduce incidence
of diseases, the
Committee recommended
installation of
protected water
supply and proper
drainage system.
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