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Grid Iron System:

It is suitable for cities with rectangular layout, where the water mains and branches are laid in rectangles.

Advantages:

  1. Water is kept in good circulation due to the absence of dead ends.
  2. In the cases of a breakdown in some section, water is available from some other direction.

Disadvantages

  1. Exact calculation of sizes of pipes is not possible due to provision of valves on all branches.