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Storm water management
Storm water management
The main idea of constructing a storm water drain in an urban area is to drain off the rain water and other waste water in the urban area and reducing the chances for the occurrence of floods. The storm water drains are supposed to carry water outside the city and then connect to another water source like rivers and lakes. Usually storm water drains in every urban area will be along the transportation corridors .i.e. roads in the city.
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Figure 11.1 - Land use of Vijayawada city Source: Strategies of storm water management in Vijayawada by Rajiv Menon (2015)
In Vijayawada, due to its dry climate the city operates a combine system for drainage and sewage transportation from communities to treatment plants and later to disposal sites. During most time of the year the system carries only the wastewater generated by the city and experiences heavy discharges during monsoon. Vijayawada has undulated topography with small and large hills scattered across the city. The southern part of the city slopes towards south into the Krishna River, the central part slopes
