Exam Details

Subject planning and management of utilities and services
Paper
Exam / Course bplan
Department
Organization Gujarat Technological University
Position
Exam Date November, 2018
City, State gujarat, ahmedabad


Question Paper

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Seat No.: Enrolment No.:
GUJARAT TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY
B.PLAN SEMESTER V EXAMINATION WINTER 2018
Subject Code: 1055502 Date: 20/11/2018
Subject Name: Planning and Management of Utilities and Services
Time: 10:30 AM to 12:30 PM Total Marks: 50
Instructions:
1. Attempt all questions.
2. Make suitable assumptions wherever necessary.
3. Figures to the right indicate full marks.
Q-1

Give the description in brief of following (Any Five)
10
1. Head gain
2. Waste treatment
3. Water Intake
4. Water runoff
5. Pumping mechanism
6. Information Education and Communication
7. Gravity flow and Pressure flow
Q-2

What are infrastructure utilities and services? Describe their importance in urban context.
05


What is CPHEEO? Describe the importance of CPHEEO.
OR
Role of utilities and services in improvement of human health and environment.
05
05
Q-3



List the type of methods in water distribution. Explain Gravity and pumping systems combined in detail.
Provide short note on pumps. Explain any one in detail.
OR
Define rain water harvesting Why RWH are required in urban areas. Explain any two Techniques in detail.
05
05
05
Q-4
What is Municipal solid waste? Provide schematic diagram and explain components of Municipal solid waste in detail.
OR
10
Q-4
Explain in detail waste water treatment plan, purpose, merits and demerits.
10
Q-5
A town having a population of 45 million is divided into 10 administrative wards.
10
2
Please refer below table for more details:
1. Waste generation rate:
High income group: 600 gms per capita
Mid income group: 450 gms per capita
Low income group: 280 gms per capita
Slums: 250 gmas per capita
2. Manpower requirement: (works in 3 shifts/day)
Sweepers: 500m per shift
Sanitary inspector: 1 inspector per every 5 sweepers
Ward manager: 1 manager per 3 sanitary inspector
3. Equipment: Dumper
Capacity: 10 tons
Trips per day: 7 trips
Fuel efficiency:10 Rs per km
Fuel cost: 50 Rs/litre
4. Distance to landfill (as mentioned in table).
Ward
Population distribution (in
Slum population (in
Income Group
Road network length
(in km)
Distance to landfill
1
10.8
3
High
72
20
2
12.4
5
Medium
62
21
3
7.2
3.2
Medium
53
22
4
8.6
9
Medium
55
34
5
7
0
Medium
36
25
6
11
3
High
45
24
7
9
1
Medium
47
9
8
6.5
0.5
Medium
31
8
9
8.5
0.5
Medium
48
3
10
5
1
Low
35
7
Calculate:
1. Ward wise waste generation per day
2. Number of dumpers require per day
3. Number of sweepers require per day
4. Number of sanitary Inspector require per day
5. Number of ward manager require per day
OR
Q-5
The following data shows the variation in population of a town from 1942 to 1992.
Year
1942
1952
1962
1972
1982
1992
Population
72,000
85,000
1,10,500
1,44,000
1,84,000
2,21,000
Estimate the population of the town in the year 2022 using
Arithmetic increase method
10
3
Geometrical increase method
Incremental increase method.



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