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    This document proposes constructing a rubber balloon barrage on the Tapi River in Surat, India. The 500-meter long rubber dam would store up to 16 million cubic meters of water to provide irrigation, water supply, flood control and recreation. It would be more cost-effective than a conventional dam due to its flexible design and simple inflation/deflation mechanism. The dam would improve the river environment between an existing weir and bridge by reducing silt buildup and could support future urban development like boating facilities.

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    Planning Studio-II (CE-642)

    A PROPOSAL FOR

    Rubber balloon barrage


    On the tapi river
    SUBMITTED BY
    NIKUNJ RATHOD
    (P15UP010)

    FACULTY ADVISOR
    Dr. Krupesh A.
    Chauhan

    PG URBAN PLANNING
    CIVIL ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, M.TECH. (URBAN PLANNING), SEMESTER-2

    Contents
    Introduction
    Rubber balloon barrage
    Construction and
    operation of rubber dam
    Automatic control
    mechanism
    Advantages of rubber dam
    Rubber dam on river Tapi
    Need of present study
    Objectives

    Salient feature
    Scope of the study
    Applications
    Maintenance
    Feasibility study
    Comparison
    Urban features
    conclusion

    INTRODUCTION
    As we are knowing that Surat stood 4th in the list of
    proposed 20 smart cities, Surat is going to get around
    500crore . So, so many smart as well as mega projects
    are proposed in Surat.
    And some of mega infrastructure
    proposed before few years ago.

    projects

    were

    Some of projects were already executed, where some


    projects are under execution or construction.
    Most of these major projects are executed by special
    cell of Surat Municipal Corporation.

    Work related to Special Cell


    Flood protection scheme
    Construction and modification of sluice regulator structures.
    Structure related to river engineering
    River embankment road
    Rubber balloon barrage
    Interceptor drain on banks of river
    SMC new office building
    Outer ring road
    Metro rail project

    Projects Executed
    Singanpor Weir cum Causeway project.
    Control Tower Building at Singanpor Weir.
    Construction of Flood Protection Gates (22Nos) on outlets of
    different storm water drains leading to river Tapi.
    Bank Protection work at different places like singanpor, rander
    and bharimata.
    High Mast tower for lighting at singanpor.
    Construction of Sluice regulator at village Tunki.
    Construction of Flood Gate structure for singanpor STP and
    storm drain at Bharimata.

    Major Projects under execution


    1. Construction of Sluice
    Chhaprabhatha Khadi

    Regulator

    structure

    on

    Costing Rs. 6.67 crores.


    This will relief about 2.00 lac population of the Amroli, Chhaprabhatha,
    Kosad etc areas during flood situation.

    2. Rubber Balloon Barrage Project


    3. Outer Ring Road

    63 km long
    Under execution of SMC as well as SUDA
    Costing around Rs. 3570 crores
    Major objective is to provide a bypass to industries at Hazira and
    connect NH-8 at Palsana location and to link residential and
    commercial localities of Surat and Navsari.

    RUBBER BALLOON
    BARRAGE PROJECT

    Urban planners of the city have set their eyes on the


    construction of another engineering wonder the state's
    first balloon barrage or rubber dam in the downstream
    of river Tapi at Rundh.
    A huge amount of water released from the Ukai dam
    during the monsoon season flows down the river into
    the Arabian Sea. However, the Surat Municipal
    Corporation (SMC) has zeroed in on the rubber dam
    between weir-cum-causeway reservoir and the Magdalla
    bridge to save this water for generating hydroelectricity,
    satisfying the water needs of the citizens and the
    irrigation needs of the farmers.

    What is rubber dam?


    Basically rubber dams are fabric reinforced rubber
    bags, which can be inflated or deflated by water or air.
    The fabric gives the necessary strength where as
    rubber acts as a shock absorber and water proofing
    material.
    It function as a reliable crest-adjustable water gate.
    The rubber dam, which resembles a cycle tube, can be
    inflated for increased height to store more water and deflated
    when excess water is to be let out.
    The rubber is 10 mm thick and is reinforced with three layers
    of nylon mesh.

    Overview of rubber dam

    Construction and operation


    mechanism

    Inflation and deflation of a


    rubber Dam

    Bridgestone Inflatable /Deflated Dam on Susquehanna River at Sunbury, Pennsylvania

    Future plan of work in India


    Gujarat's first rubber dam to be built over river Tapi at Rundh.
    Source: The times of India, Surat. Jun 8, 2010, 10.40pm IST

    Expert team inspects site for rubber dam in Pampa River.

    Source:

    The Hindu Kerala.July 28, 2007.

    First rubber dam in India is being built in Andhra Pradesh,


    over the Janjhavathi river in Vizianagaram district.
    SEVERAL STATESincluding Jharkhand and West Bengal, have
    shown interest in rubber dams. Jharkhand Water Resources
    Department officials said that they have approached Hydroconstruct to build a dam. Source: Tehelka.com August 28, 2010, Issue 34 Volume 7.
    Installation and evaluation of Rubber Dams at various
    watersheds at Bhubaneshwar, Orissa.
    The steel industrial kerala limited a public sector company,
    has entered into an agreement with an australian firm(hydro
    construct) for the construction of rubber dams in kerala. Source: The
    times of India, Thiruvananthapuram. Mar 3, 2002, 11.40pm IST

    Many more

    Rubber Dam on river Tapi


    As we know that Surat is situated at the mouth of river
    Tapi where it meets the Arabian Sea.
    Tapi river is having length of around 724km and it is one
    of major rivers of peninsular India.
    It is one of three rivers apart from Narmada and Mahi,
    which runs from east to west.
    One weir cum cause way is already there at singanpore.
    And to store more amount of water and use it for
    irrigation as well as recreational purpose, one more weir
    is proposed at Rungh area near piplod.

    Need of the present study


    Conservation and storage of river water post monsoon flow
    before it is merged into tidal water.
    To fulfill the water need of 700 cusec in dry season.
    Development of water body in Rundh Singanpor stretch of
    river passing through city.
    Create raw water source for Athwa, Dumas, Adajan, Hajira and
    villages having no source of water (113 Nos or so) in Khar land
    and 88 village water ponds.
    Stabilize river regime and prevent sloughing and sliding of
    banks under tidal cyclical changes from weir-cum causeway to
    Rundh.

    Salient Features
    This rubber barrage which will take place, is air filled
    barrage, which is made of high strength fabric adhering
    with rubber, which forms a rubber bag.
    According to hydraulic engineer Jatin Shah, the total
    length of the dam would be 500 mt and it will have an
    estimated capacity to store about 16 million cubic mt of
    water.
    The whole project will cost about 120 crores.

    Scope of the study


    SUDA areas- satellite townships.
    Department of Sports youth and athletics for water sports,
    swimming, boating etc.
    Architect Engineers and Builders for riverfront development.
    Department of Horticulture.
    Campus starved of water, even at price, like South Gujarat
    University, Sardar Vallabhbhai National Institute of Technology,
    ONGC, Reliance Colony.
    Jilla and Taluka Panchayat for
    (Government of Gujrat)schemes

    activating

    village

    ponds

    Applications of Dam
    Flood Control
    Irrigation
    Water conservation
    Watershed

    Feasibility study
    WEPCOS Ltd, Gandhinagar, was assigned for checking
    feasibility of this rubber dam project, and they were
    asked to make a feasibility report on it.
    But they have suggested to construct a conventional
    weir instead of rubber barrage.
    To check its feasibility, GERI (Gujarat Engineering
    Research Institute), Vadodara was assigned to work on
    run study of this project. They also suggested to make
    conventional weir in stead of rubber barrage.
    The conventional weir projects may cost Rs 150 crores.

    Rubber dam is advantageous then conventional dam in the


    following aspects.
    Cost aspects
    Flexibility of operation
    More water inflow
    Installation
    Silt and sedimentation removal
    Water tightness
    Capital cost
    Transportation convince
    Impact of soil

    Urban features developed by


    this project

    As shown in earlier slides, from this weir around 16 million cubic meter
    of water can be stored. This water can be used for irrigation purpose,
    and to provide fresh water to nearest villages.
    Right now, there is a huge silting in the 10km long river stretch in
    between singanpor weir and umra, during dry season. From this weir,
    aesthetic view of this stretch will be changed as there will be no silting
    take place.
    In future, it can be developed for recreational purpose by providing
    different recreational facilities like boating, river front etc.
    It can be a connectivity between two banks of river by means of
    boating system.
    Ground water level can be increased and concentration of salty water
    can be decreased.

    Singanpor Weir cum


    Causeway

    Proposed Rubber barrage


    project

    Conclusion
    Rubber dam is flexible in operation. So that, it can be used as a
    temporary dam for the construction of a conventional dam because
    of its transportation convenience.
    Overcall cost of rubber dam is lower compared to other conventional
    type of dams. So that rubber dam becomes more cost effective with
    the increase of the length of it span.
    If the weir at umra will be constructed, there will be wide scope of
    applications like irrigation, water supply, power generation, flood
    control, environmental improvement, and recreation. And rubber dam
    will be more effective because of its structural simplicity, being
    inflatable and deflatable.
    Thus, if rubber barrage work will take place, it will add one more
    feather to the crown of Surat city after proposed cable stayed bridge.

    Reference
    Vipin Yadav, Darshan Mehta, Sahita Waikhom,
    Suitability of Rubber Dam as a River Water
    Management Tool, National Conference on Recent
    Research in Engineering and Technology (NCRRET
    -2015).
    Sagar D Patel, Kiran R Shah, Prof R B Khasiya, Use of
    Rubber Dam In Tapi River Front Development At Surat
    City, Indian Journal of Research, volume-1, 122-124,
    2012.

    Webliography
    http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/rubber-dam-dedic
    ated-to-the-nation/article3234241.ece
    http://www.slideshare.net/
    http://content.magicbricks.com/industry-news/ahmedabad
    -real-estate-news/gujarats-first-rubber-dam-to-be-buil
    t-over-tapi/6921.html
    http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/surat/Gujarats-f
    irst-rubber-dam-to-be-built-over-Tapi/articleshow/602527

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