12-hours water shut down in city

Lokmat News Network

Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar:

On Monday at 8.30 pm, an air valve on the 1200 mm water pipeline that supplies water to the city was damaged due to a truck collision, resulting in a leakage. The administration immediately began repair work at 11 pm, and the work was completed by 11 am on Tuesday. As a result, the city's water supply was completely shut off for 12 hours, leading to a water shortage in the city.

Since the beginning of summer, the city's water supply has been facing frequent disruptions, including pipe bursts and technical faults. The newly installed 900mm diameter water pipeline has been shut down for the past four days, resulting in a daily shortfall of at least 20 MLD of water.

On Monday at 8.30 pm, a cement mixer from GVPR, the company working on the new water supply scheme project at Pharola, hit the air valve of the municipal 1200mm water pipeline with great force. This caused a significant leakage of water from the valve. The water seeped into a nearby company, leading to the shutdown of one of its plants.

Considering the situation, the municipal corporation promptly stopped the water lifting from Jayakwadi. Deputy engineers Kiran Dhande and Manoj Bawiskar began the repair work. After 12 hours, the first water lifting pump at Jayakwadi was restarted, and water started flowing into the city by evening. With the water supply schedule already disrupted, the city will experience another delay in water distribution for the day.

The main water pipeline of the city had to be shut down for 12 hours due to work on the air valve. This caused an impact on the city's water supply. As a result, water supply was resumed to the colonies that had received water just eight days ago, said the executive engineer K M Phalak.