Malawi Project
Location
Salima district, Malawi, Africa.
Project Type
SSCL Water supply project
Duration
2016 to 2019
The project consisted of two parts
- For small scale farmers area: construction of Intake structure installation of pumps ,repairs and completion of halfway laid pipeline and construction of reservoirs
2 For Medium scale farmers area: installation of pumping station, laying of new PVC pipelines, construction of reservoirs and intermediate pump houses.
Key Features
Earlier contractor had laid 800mm dia pipeline but work was incomplete and defective, the intake for water was halfway done but not operative. New intake to get water from Salima Lake was constructed in sandy banks of lake by well sinking method.
Defects and damages in earlier laid pipelines were located and rectified and balance uncompleted pipeline was erected.
For medium Farmers area new pipeline and pumping system was designed and erected.
Services Provided
Malawi lake water was pumped to provide water supply for sugarcane farms sprinkler system and drip irrigation.
Project Highlight
An intake canal was built followed by sedimentation chamber before water was fed to pumping system as the lake water contained lot of silt. A dredger was provided in the intake canal to remove silt as and when required. Provision was given for installing sand pumps for removal of silt from sedimentation tanks.
The highest size of PVC pipes manufactured in Malawi was 450 mm. System was designed with three parallel pipes with suitable start and end connection
Challenge
Many of the items required for project were not available in Malawi
Solution
Special sand pumps mounted on boat (Dredger) were developed and used.
Parts not available in Malawi were imported from India were imported from India
Outcome
The entire job was completed successfully and required bulk water was supplied at each needful location of the farm of approximately 9Km long and about 7km width successfully
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