This story is from January 19, 2020

Kolhapur: A & B wards, suburbs to face water cuts from Monday

The A and B ward of the city and suburbs will be facing water cuts for the next two days starting from Monday.
Kolhapur: A & B wards, suburbs to face water cuts from Monday
This is the second time that water cuts will take place as last week the KMC had reported a leakage
KOLHAPUR: The A and B ward of the city and suburbs will be facing water cuts for the next two days starting from Monday.
The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) has reported major leakage in the main pipeline carrying water from Aptenagar pumping station to the areas of A and B wards along with the nearby suburbs.
This is the second time that water cuts will take place as last week the KMC had reported a leakage.

A senior official of the water supply department, on the condition of anonymity, said, “The repair work will be carried out on Monday. We have reported a huge loss of water through the leakage. Even after carrying out the repairs works for the earlier leakage, the water supply to the A and B wards received water with inadequate pressure. After checking the repair work, our staff found another leakage few meter away. We have planned the water cuts for two days. However, we will ensure that the water supply will get normal on Wednesday.”
The KMC has appealed to the citizens to store water for the days of water cut. The areas such as Phulewadi Ring road, Sane Guruji Vasahat, Aptenagar, Rajopadhye Nagar, Kanerkar Nagar, Tuljabhavani Colony and Devkar Panand will be affected badly. The KMC has planned to deploy nine water tankers to provide drinking water to the citizens of affected areas.
“We are going to carry out the hydraulic testing of the entire pipe on Sunday and if any other leakage is found, we will repair in the two days,” said the official.

The KMC is expected to face the wrath of the citizens since these areas have been frequently facing the water cuts in the past two months.
The KMC officials said that once the work of laying the new pipeline in these areas are completed the water supply will be normal. The official said that 40% of the locality do not have water pipelines and mostly are depending on the water tankers either provided by the KMC or procured from the private water tanker suppliers.
Last week, half of the city including residents of A and B ward and people from suburban area faced water cuts for two days after the KMC officials started repair work of the leaks in the main pipeline carrying water from Aptenagar pumping station to Phulewadi.
"The demand for water increases during festivals and summer. At present, we expect less demand for water from the residents and will manage with the adequate supply for the tankers. We will repair the leaks in the pipelines and ensure that there aren’t any problems in the near future," said a KMC official attached with water supply department.
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