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Create google map with all the bwssb zones mapped
shekhar_mittal - 20 April, 2010 | Bangalore
We need to create a map with all the BWSSB Zones mapped accurately.
This will give us a better idea of the situation in terms of Sewage Treatment Plants, borewells etc.
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Might be worthwhile to get this data
Rithesh - 21 April, 2010 - 04:06
Read this article -
http://www.gisdevelopment.net/application/utility/others/ma05266abs.htm
Seems like BWSSB has some GIS data - the data might also include zone demarcations. We should be able to get this data from BWSSB (if they havent forgotten about it and lost it - the data was generated in 2001).
As a last resort we could use RTI to get this info.
KML file with the zones - http://praja.in/files/BWSSB.kml Courtesy Vinay Srinivasa of Hasiru Husiru.
What is it?
shekhar_mittal - 21 April, 2010 - 11:16
How do we use this file?
Download the file and open it using Google Earth (desktop application). I still havent figured out a way to upload the details on to Google maps.
On Google Maps!!
Rithesh - 22 April, 2010 - 03:51
Is the map complete?
sanjayv - 22 April, 2010 - 06:05
quite a few buildings in my neighborhood, including mine gets Cauvery water. However, there does not seem to be a zone assigned to it.
This is AWESOME!
shekhar_mittal - 22 April, 2010 - 07:42
@Rithesh: This is awesome! Can we make a separate post of this map? Any ideas on how else can we track all the data on this map itself? @Sanjay: Are you sure you get Cauvery Water? I have heard from people that there are some areas where BWSSB has pipeline infrastructure so it supplies borewell water there. I guess one of the areas was Mahadevapura, not sure of the name or the spelling.
Cauvery or borewell
sanjayv - 22 April, 2010 - 08:10
I will have to check then. My understanding is that this is Cauvery water. We got no water when the Cauvery breach happened and this was the explanation given. Plus, there is a huge GLR (Ground Level Reservoir) for Cauvery water near Hoodi barely 2 kms away. From all this, my guess is that our water supplied by the BWSSB is Cauvery water.
At any rate, if BWSSB is supplying water, they should have an office and a zone there, correct? I remember vaguely seeing one in BEML layout near Kundanahalli gate. Will check.
Another possibility
shekhar_mittal - 22 April, 2010 - 08:18
The kml file that is floating around maybe it is quite old.
Pipeline Road..
Vasanth - 22 April, 2010 - 09:22
I used to live in Hanumanthnagar near Maruthi Circle for quite some years. There is a pipeline road which connects the water tank on the Kumaraswamy temple to many areas. All the neighbours of this pipeline road used to get 24x7 cauvery water including our house.
Then we moved to BSK III Stg. Here we get cauvery water, but once in 2 days only early in the morning.
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