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Property/Household Survey for Sanitation Assessment for the city of Rudrapur, Uttarakhand

Rudrapur Nagar Nigam, Uttarakhand

A. CITY PROFILE - RUDRAPUR

a. Overview

Rudrapur is the administrative headquarters of Udham Singh Nagar district in Uttarakhand, situated approximately 250 km northeast of New Delhi and 250 km south of the state capital Dehradun. Historically, the city was established in the 16th century by King Rudra Chand and served as the seat of the governor of the Tarai region of Kumaon - the belt between the Siwalik hills and the Indo-Gangetic plains.

Today, Rudrapur has grown into a major industrial, commercial, and educational hub anchored by the State Infrastructure and Industrial Development Corporation of Uttarakhand Limited (SIIDCUL) industrial zone. It is one of Uttarakhand's fastest-growing secondary cities.

The current estimated population numbers as taken from various sites are as follows:

• Population (2011) - 140,857
• Population (2021) – 1,83,000
• Population (2026) – 2,09,000 – The average HH size as per 2011 census is 5.2

As per the latest census data, the approximate number of households (HH) in Rudrapur are 40,190. These do not include institutional and commercial properties.

Key institutions working in the city and their roles are described below:

• Rudrapur Nagar Nigam (RNN): Urban Local Body; primary client for this survey
• Uttarakhand Jal Sansthan (UJS): Responsible for sewerage and water supply operations
• Uttarakhand Jal Nigam (UJN) / Pey Jal Nigam: Responsible for water supply capital works
• Urban Development Directorate (UDD), Uttarakhand: State-level oversight and policy
• SIIDCUL: Industrial development authority managing the industrial zone and CETP
• GIZ-SGR (Support to Ganga Rejuvenation): Technical partner and SGR project implementing agency

b. Status of Municipal Services

i. Water Supply

Water supply in Rudrapur is fragmented. As of 2021, only 11 of 40 wards have piped water connections, serving approximately 29% of the total population at 49 litres per capita per day (lpcd) - well below the national standard of 135 lpcd. The remaining population depends primarily on groundwater through hand pumps and tube wells

ii. Drainage

The city has a network of open drains that carries both stormwater and greywater. A significant share of greywater from households - particularly those on onsite sanitation systems - is discharged directly into these open drains. Supernatant from septic tanks and fully lined tanks also drains into the open drain network. There is no dedicated closed wastewater drainage system citywide apart from the sewer networks within the two private townships.

Under AMRUT 1.0, Rudrapur was one of seven cities in Uttarakhand selected for urban infrastructure support (alongside Dehradun, Haridwar, Haldwani, Kashipur, Roorkee, and Nainital).

Rudrapur had not received ODF certification at the time of the 2022 SFD assessment, with open defecation remaining below 1% of the population.

iii. Wastewater and Sanitation Management

Sanitation Coverage

Rudrapur does not have a citywide sewerage network. Approximately 90% of the population depends on Onsite Sanitation Systems (OSS), primarily septic tanks and fully lined (sealed) tanks. Only 10% is served by off-site systems, limited to private gated communities with internal sewerage and decentralised treatment.

The 2022 Shit Flow Diagram (SFD) prepared by National Institute of Urban Affairs (NIUA) exhibits that only 6% of human excreta is safely managed. The remaining 94% is unsafely managed - flowing into open drains, infiltrating shallow groundwater, or being disposed of without treatment.

A 125 KLD faecal sludge treatment plant (FSTP) was constructed in 2025 and is presently operational (up to 40-50 KLD). A 39 MLD Interception & Diversion (I&D) and Sewage Treatment Plant (STP) under the Namami Gange Programme has also been proposed, but implementation has not commenced.

The proposals should be sent in template marked in Annex 1. All relevant documentation for eligibility and evaluation should be appended. All travel and stay arrangements for fieldwork will be borne by the consultant.

All proposals shall be sent to: Stefan.Reuter@team.dorsch-impact.de with a cc marked for accounts@borda-sa.org and bangalore@borda-sa.org with Subject Line – Proposal for Rudrapur Property Survey.

All queries can be submitted in email to the above email IDs.

For detailed information, please check the complete version of the RFP attached below

Download Attachment: TOR_RudrapurSurvey.pdf

Download Attachment: Rudrapur_Survey_Format.pdf