Lokmat News Network
Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar:
Testing of the main 2500 mm diametre water pipeline, laid to address the city’s water needs, is currently underway. A welding fault in the pipeline was detected at Karkin on Friday. Repair work has been in progress for the past four days, and once completed on Tuesday morning, testing will resume in the afternoon.
Efforts are being made to ensure the city receives an additional 200 MLD of water at least during the summer. Despite March coming to an end, the city has yet to receive the supply. Authorities have set a target of April 14 to bring water up to the Nakshatrawadi water treatment plant.
On the occasion of Gudi Padwa (March 19), water from the Jayakwadi Dam was released into the 2500 mm pipeline. Since then, water has been gradually released over a stretch of 4 km daily to clean the pipeline and check for leakages. However, on Friday (March 27), a welding joint failure was identified at Karkin. A section of the pipeline was cut open to carry out the welding repairs, which continued until Monday evening.
After completing the welding, the section that was opened will also need to be sealed. This will be followed by an ultrasonic test, and only if the results are satisfactory will the process move forward. Officials from the Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran (MJP) stated that pumping will resume on Tuesday afternoon in an attempt to push water beyond Karkin.