Forward to our last blog Indian Water Supply Guidelines – Part 1, water supply for buildings other than residences as per Part 9, plumbing services of National Building Code Of India 2016.
Minimum requirement for water supply for buildings other than residences shall be in accordance with the following data.
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Table 1 Water Requirements for Buildings Other than Residences (Clause 4.1.2) |
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S.No. |
Type of Building |
Domestic / day in Ltr. |
Flushing / day |
Total Consumption / day |
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I. |
Factories including canteen where bathrooms are required to be provided |
30 / Head |
15 / Head |
45 / Head |
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II. |
Factories including canteen where no bath rooms are required to be provided |
20 / Head |
10 / Head |
30 / Head |
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III. |
Hospital (excluding laundry and kitchen) ref- Note 2
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230 / Head |
110 / Head |
340 / Head |
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a) Number of beds not exceeding 100 |
300 / Head |
150 / Head |
450 / Head |
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b) Number of beds exceeding 100 |
300 / Head |
150 / Head |
450 / Head |
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c) Out Patient department (OPD) |
10 / Head |
5 / Head |
15 / Head |
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IV. |
Nurses homes and medical quarters |
90 / Head |
45 / Head |
135 / Head |
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V. |
Hostels |
90 / Head |
45 / Head |
135 / Head |
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VI. |
Hotel (up to 3 star) Excluding laundry, kitchen, staff, and water bodies |
120 / Head |
60 / Head |
180 / Head |
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VII. |
Hotel (up to 4 star) Excluding laundry, kitchen, staff, and water bodies |
260 / Head |
60 / Head |
320 / Head |
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VIII. |
Offices including canteen |
25 / Head |
20 / Head |
45 / Head |
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IX. |
Restaurants including water requirement for kitchen |
55 / Head |
15 / Head |
70 / Head |
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X. |
Food court including water requirement for kitchen |
25 / Head |
10 / Head |
35 / Head |
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XI. |
Club House |
25 / Head |
20 / Head |
45 / Head |
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XII. |
Stadiums |
4/ Head |
6 / Head |
10 / Head |
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XIII. |
Cinemas, concert halls and theatres and multiplexes |
5 / Head |
10 / Head |
15 / Head |
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XIV. |
School & Educational institutions |
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a) Without boarding facility |
25 / Head |
20 / Head |
45 / Head |
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b) With boarding facility |
90 / Head |
45 / Head |
135 / Head |
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XV. |
Shopping and retail (Mall) |
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a) Staff |
25 / Head |
20 / Head |
45 / Head |
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b) Visitors |
5 / Head |
10 / Head |
15 / Head |
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XVI. |
Traffic terminal stations (See note 3 & 4) |
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a) Airports |
40 / Head |
30 / Head |
70 / Head |
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b) Railway station (Junctions) with bathing facility |
40/ Head |
30 / Head |
70 / Head |
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c) Railway station (Junctions) without bathing facility |
30 / Head |
15 / Head |
45 / Head |
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d) Railway station (Intermediate) with bathing facility |
25 / Head |
20 / Head |
45 / Head |
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e) Railway station (Intermediate) without bathing facility |
15 / Head |
10 / Head |
25 / Head |
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f) Interstate bus terminals |
25 / Head |
20 / Head |
45 / Head |
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g) Intrastate bus terminals / Metro Stations |
10 / Head |
5 / Head |
15 / Head |
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Notes:-
- For calculating water demand for visitors, consumption of 15 litre per head per day may be taken
- The water demand includes requirement of patients, attendants, visitors, and staff, additional water demand for kitchen, laundry, and clinical water shall be computed as per actual requirements
- The number of persons shall be determined by average number of passengers handled by stations, with due considerations given to the staff and vendors who are using these facilities.
- Consideration should be given for seasonal average peak requirements
- The Hospitals may be categorized as category A (25 to 50 beds), category B (51 to 100 beds), category C (101 to 300 beds), category D (301 to 500) and category E (501 to 750 beds)
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