Water supply to resume this evening, claim civic officials
Kolhapur: The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) has sped up work of repairing leakages in the main pipeline originating from the Shinganapur water supply scheme after it drew flak from angry residents of A, B and E wards of the city. Residents of these wards have been facing acute water shortage for the past two days.
Civic officials claim that the work, which was started on Sunday evening, will be completed by Wednesday afternoon and the water supply would resume by Wednesday evening. The KMC lifts water from the Panchaganga river through two schemes - the Bawda and Shinganapur water supply schemes. The Shinganapur scheme, located around 11km from Kolhapur, supplies water to about 70% of the city.
KMC chief hydraulic engineer Manish Pawar said, "The repair work of the pipeline at Ayodhya Colony area has been completed, while work at Chivabazaar is in its final stage. Though the repair work will be completed, it will take some hours for hydraulic testing of the pipeline. Water supply will resume in the affected areas by Wednesday evening."
The civic administration on Tuesday increased the fleet of water tankers from 10 to 17. The frequency of trips was also increased and ward officers were directed to survey affected areas and supply water from the tankers. "Tankers from the Kasba Bawda filter house were used to supply water to the E ward, which is the largest in the city. Tankers from the Kalamba water filter house were used to supply water to areas such as Rajendra Nagar, Salokhe Nagar and Shivaji Park," added Pawar.
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Civic officials claim that the work, which was started on Sunday evening, will be completed by Wednesday afternoon and the water supply would resume by Wednesday evening. The KMC lifts water from the Panchaganga river through two schemes - the Bawda and Shinganapur water supply schemes. The Shinganapur scheme, located around 11km from Kolhapur, supplies water to about 70% of the city.
KMC chief hydraulic engineer Manish Pawar said, "The repair work of the pipeline at Ayodhya Colony area has been completed, while work at Chivabazaar is in its final stage. Though the repair work will be completed, it will take some hours for hydraulic testing of the pipeline. Water supply will resume in the affected areas by Wednesday evening."
The civic administration on Tuesday increased the fleet of water tankers from 10 to 17. The frequency of trips was also increased and ward officers were directed to survey affected areas and supply water from the tankers. "Tankers from the Kasba Bawda filter house were used to supply water to the E ward, which is the largest in the city. Tankers from the Kalamba water filter house were used to supply water to areas such as Rajendra Nagar, Salokhe Nagar and Shivaji Park," added Pawar.
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