PROJECTATAGLANCE:

SPMLInfrahascompletedanimportantIrrigationProjectinGujaratcalledSaurashtraNarmadaAvtranIrrigation(SAUNIYojana)launchedbyShriNarendraModijiinSeptember2012duringhistenureastheChiefMinisterofGujarat.Theprojectenvisagetodivertonemillionacrefeet(1MAF)waterofNarmadaDamtoSaurashtratodistributeitto115Reservoirsthroughatotalof1115Kmsfourlinkpipelinestoirrigate1.8millionhectareofland,mainlyinSaurashtra,KutchandnorthGujarat,bene�itingmillionsoffarmers.Itwillalsosupplyirrigationwaterto2.46lakhhectaresindrought-proneBarmerandJaloredistrictsinRajasthanandsomepartsofMaharashtraapartfromgeneratinghydropower.

Thisprojecthassolvedthewaterscarcityof132townsand11,456villagesintheSaurashtra,Kutch,NorthGujarat,PanchmahalandAhmedabadregionsfordrinkingandirrigation.About1,650MLDofwaterissuppliedto39millionpeopleacrosstheseregionsandwiththegoodcrop;itisboostingtheeconomyofthestate.

SaurashtraNarmadaAvtranIrrigation

(SAUNIYojana)

SPMLINFRALIMITED

SPML Infra is a leading infrastructuredevelopment companyof India.Apublic listed ISOcerti�iedcompany,ithasexecutedmorethan600projectsandcreatedsigni�icantvaluewiththe provision of drinking water, improved sewerage facilities, better municipal wastemanagement,buildingroadsandhighwaysandlightinguphomesoverthelastthreedecades.SPMLInfrahasbecometheonlyIndiancompanytobefeaturedintotheWorld’sTop40PrivateWaterManagementCompaniesasperthesurveybyGlobalWaterIntelligence,London.

SPMLHouse,PlotNo.65,Sector-32,Gurgaon-122001(Haryana)

Tel:+91-124-3838300,info@spml.co.in,www.spml.co.in

SPMLINFRALIMITED

ProjectInaugurationbyShriNarendraModijiin2014asGujaratChiefMinister

Pipeline:

Ÿ Length:40.95kmsMSPipelineof3000mmdiameterwith17.5mmthickness

Ÿ Coating:Outside3LPEminimum3.7mmcoatingcon�irmingtoDIN30670,Inside406micronthicksolventfreefoodgradeepoxycoatingandheatshrinksleeveatweldingjoints

Ÿ Pipewelding:32,61,824cm

Ÿ Noofbends:26Nos.

Ÿ Noofvalves:24Nos.

Client:BhavnagarIrrigationProjectDivision,Gujarat

CostofProject:INR5940Million

ScopeOfWork:

PumpingStations:3

Ÿ TwosetofPumpswith13,475M /hrwith30metershead

Ÿ VerticalTurbine10Pumps(8working+2standby)

Ÿ Motorwith1500KWhorsepowerat594RPMspeed

Ÿ 1setofHTPanel

ElectricalSystem:

Ÿ 66KvSwitchYard

Ÿ 10MVATransformerwith6.6KvVoltage

CivilWork:

Ÿ PumpingStation:70.45Mx13Mx14.5M(L,W,H)

Ÿ Sump:60Mx50Mx7.5MDepth

Ÿ MCCBuilding:34Mx23Mx6.5M(L,W,H)

Ÿ SwitchYard:65Mx35M

Ÿ D.GRoom:8.46Mx4.96Mx5.465M(L,W,H)

Ÿ StaffQtr:6.15Mx7.35Mx3M(L,W,H)

Ÿ SecurityCabin:2.46Mx2.46Mx3M(L,W,H)

Ÿ Totalconcreting:22,100Cum

Ÿ Totalexcavation:16,77,080Cum

Ÿ SCADASystemandalliedworks

Ÿ 10yearsofOperation&Maintenance

Projectbackground:

ThestateofGujaratwasfacingseverewaterscarcityandseveralregionsremainaridandreceivescarcerainfall,thusfacingfrequentdroughts.PeopleofSaurashtraandKutchregionswerefacingacuteshortageofwaterfordrinkingandirrigationandwereforcedtomigratetootherregions.Almost70percentofdams,reservoirsandotherwaterbodiesofthisregionhadbecomedryandlargeareaoftheKutch-Suarashtraregionwasdependent onwater supply through tankers. In a bid tomitigate this problem, theGujaratgovernmentundertookthedevelopmentofastatewatersupplygrid,SwarnimGujaratSaurashtra–KutchWaterGridProject.ItwasdevelopedbyGujaratWaterInfrastructureLimited(GWIL)toaugmentwatersupplytotheseareasinthestate.

ProjectChallenges:

AllEPCprojectsarehighlyscheduledrivenwherephasesareoverlappedtocompletetheprojectasearlyaspossible. Sometime these challenges lead to cost overrun and schedule delay. SPML has faced somechallengeswhileexecutingtheprojects:

· ThehugesizeofPipelayingwasabigchallengeinrockyterrains;SPMLusedrockbreakersandsophisticatedmachinesfordiggingthetrench

· Transportationofheavypipes(each12mtrspipeweighted11.5metrictonnes)waschallenging;SPMLusedspeciallymade18wheellowbedtrailersforpipetransportation

· Plannedandcreatedmechanismtoenhance theaccess tosite forsafe laying indiversesoilandclimaticconditions

· Jointingbyweldingofeachlargediameterpipeswereaherculeantaskandafterjointingeachpipewereagaincoatedwith3layerpolyethylene

· Enormous task to place heavy pumpingmachineries, rotator of all pumpswere imported fromGermany

· SPMLdevelopedexpertiseinworkingatveryhot,inhospitableconditionstocompletetheproject