INTRODUCTION ABOUT PUMPING

STATION

Pumping stations in sewage collection
systems, also called lift stations, are designed to handle
raw sewage that is fed from underground gravity
pipelines. They are used to move wastewater to higher
elevations. In general, the need for sewer pumping
stations arises when
The existing topography and required
minimum sewer grades create deep sewers that have
high construction costs. The sewage is raised and then
conveyed by gravity.
Basements are too low to discharge sewage to the
main sewer.
Sewage must be conveyed over a ridge.
The sewage must be raised to get head for gravity flow
through a treatment plant.
Discharge outlets are below the level of the receiving
body of water.
An existing gravity system is not yet available. A
pumping station will enable development and growth in
accordance with the applicable community plan.

BASIC DESIGN PRINCIPLES
Sewage is fed into and stored in an underground pit,
commonly known as a wet well. Electrical
instrumentation is installed to detect the level
of sewage (and if necessary to activate an alarm if there
are any technical problems). When the level rises to a
predetermined point, a pump will be started to lift
the sewage upward through a pressurized pipe system
(sewer force main or rising main) from where it is
discharged into a gravity manhole again. From here, the
cycle starts all over again until the sewage reaches its
point of destination usually a treatment plant
Applicability
Pumping stations become necessary as soon
as sewage has to be lifted from a lower part to a higher
part. Therefore, a well constructed piping system
(e.g. conventional sewer system) and a treatment plant,
where the wastewater can be treated in a proper way is
necessary. Moreover, construction material and spare
parts is expensive and might be difficult to acquire
locally.
LOCALITY AND DETAILS OF THE
VISIT
The pumping station was located at meenakshipuram
Madurai. It comes under the south zone of Madurai
corporation it collects the sewage from meenakshipuram
and surrounding areas .
The details about the urban drainage carried out in south
zone is given below

INFORMATION ABOUT
MEENAKSHIPURAM SEWAGE PUMPING
STATION


Ward
No.
Name of
the Zone
Location of the Pumping Station
Genset
Details
Delivery
Pipe
(In Dia)
5 Zone 1 meenakshipuram 30 KVA 150 mm


Sewage Collection and disposal in South Bank of Sewage Flow.
Area Quantity
From Meenakshipuram Drainage
Block
19.00 MLD

Quantity of Sewage pumped to
Area Quantity
Quantity of Sewage pumped
to meenakshipuram
5.00 MLD.
Quantity of Sewage Over flowing 4.00 MLD.

At present Sewage System is available for 37% of
overall population. The sewage from the rest of the
population is unorganized and find its way into nearly
waterways / channels and then ultimately
enters Vaigai River at various points. The Government of
India (Ministries of Environmental and Forest & Urban
Development) has formulated a project costing Rs. 165.00
Crores to prevent pollution in river vaigai. The
Government of Tamil Nadu has also accorded
administrative approval and the work of providing under
ground drainage for the entire town (72 Wards) (where
the under ground drainage system is not available) is
under progress and will be completed in the near
future. After completion, the entire Madurai town will be
provided with under ground drainage system.

It had two wells each one had a depth of
sixteen feet ,the first one was for screening the sewage
,the second one was for pumping the sewage .

The sewage collected from the surrounding
areas were pumped to pumping station.
THE PUMPS AND MOTORS AT
PUMPING STATION

The pumping station had three motors two of
seven horsepower capacity and the other one of ten
horsepower capacity.
War
d No.
Nam
e of
the
Zone
Locatio
n of the
Pumpin
g
Station
Gense
t
Detail
s
Motor Details Panel
Boar
d
Pum
p 1
HP
Pum
p 2
HP
Pum
p 3
HP
Pane
l
boar
d
Pum
p 5
HP
Pum
p 6
HP

5 South meenakshipuram
30
KVA
10
HP
7
HP
7
HP
-- -- -- Working

Name of Pumping Station
Total Qty. Under Repair
Motor Generator Motor Generator

meenkashipuram
Pumping Station
3 1 1
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CLEANING PROCESS
Cleaning process was to be carried out once in a week
and is done with the help of scraping tools and manual
labour. The wastes collected are disposed safely.