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Kotarpur WTP
Kotarpur WTP(Water Treatment Plant) is one of the water sources in Ahmedbabad that fulfills the water demand across various areas of Ahmedabad City. Plant is located near the airport of the city. The plant started functioning on April 5th, 2000. The plant has capacity of treating 650 MLD (Million Liters per Day) water. This capacity is 80% of the total demand of Ahmedabad city which is 1100 MLD. Plant gets water supply from Narmada Canal which is assisted by two intake wells. The plant contains 10 pump which pumps 4.1 million of water per hour. On increasing demand of water, the capacity of Kotarpur WTP was increased by 200 MLD which costed around 62 crore rupees. .

Sabarmati River
Sabarmati River has been one of the oldest water sources of Ahmedabad since the city was founded on the banks of river. Sabarmati River originates in Rajasthan, flows over Gujarat and meets in Gulf of Khambhat. rirver has length of 371 kms. The main project of Sabarmati River is Dharoi dam. Dharoi dam has catchment area of 5475 sq.km and located at 80 km. from origin. Vasna barrage which has catchment area of 10619 sq.km is located on Sabarmati River which holds water to supply to Ahmedabad City and controls the flood. Because of Vasna barrage, Sabarmati River has capacity of supplying 70 MLD of water.

Narmada Main Canal
Narmada Main Canal is the biggest lined irrigation canal in the world which stretches upto 458 km. The far end of canal reaches till Gujarat-Rajasthan border. Main canal has capacity to flow 4000 cusecs. After Sabarmati River dried up, water of Narmada Main Canal has been diverted to Sabarmati river. As a result, 12154 acre-feet of water has been diverted to Sabarmati river. Thus, the height of water in French wells and bore wells has been increased.