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AURANGABAD: Jalna residents received water after 11 days following a technical fault in the Nizam-era pipeline and burst in the newly constructed supply system. The civic body struggled to fix the problems with its sole technician expert in handling both the problems. The water supply was restored on Tuesday evening, four days after the scheduled release of water. Jalna civic body officials said that the repair work was underway on a war footing. The air valve of the motor on the Nizam era pipeline was damaged which could not be fixed due to unavailability of expert technicians. At the same time, the new pipeline burst in another part of the city which had to be repaired. "The air valve of the motor was damaged. It could not be fixed due to unavailability of expert technicians. It was a minor problem. However the engineer required to fix the motor is not in the city and the other engineer lacks the expertise to solve the problem," Babasaheb Manohare, chief officer, Jalna Mun

NAGPUR: At a time when Nagpur Municipal Corporation launched an intense drive to rejuvenate Nag River, it's lack of concern of leaky water system of city seems paradoxical. Just like it was near Sitabuldi flyover, thousands of litres of potable water is going waste every day due to a leak in a major pipeline at Raj Bhavan's rear gate near Seminary Hills. Despite many complaints from citizens and the water works department (WWD) being aware of the leak over years, officials did not initiate measures to plug the leak. A vigilant citizen, requesting anonymity, brought this leak to the notice of TOI. He claimed WWD officials knew about this colossal waste since long. "Despite several reminders, officials do not seem keen to repair the leak," he said. People residing in the nearby locality claimed, "There is a virtual stream running near the Raj Bhavan compound due to the water leakage. We went to Mangalwari zone office to register a complaint several times. Every