KMC helps repair pipe leak in Howrah

Kolkata: After a week-long battle to repair a breach in major pipeline at Salkia in Howrah, a team from Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) on Tuesday completed the work that will lead to the restoration of water supply to nearly 60,000 households in north Howrah. According to KMC sources, water supply to large parts of north Howrah was restored on Tuesday evening.
Having failed to repair the large portion of a 750-m diameter water pipeline considered as the lifeline of north Howrah’s water supply system, the Howrah Municipal Corporation authorities had sought help from the KMC water supply department engineers who have the expertise to repair such a major leakage in principal water supply pipelines.
However, considering the problems of over 60,000 households depending on the supply of potable water from the pipe that was breached, the KMC decided to undertake the repairing work by roping in additional manpower and using their modern machines to make the restoration process faster.
“We express gratitude to the KMC team for assisting us in restoration of water supply to large areas across north Howrah,” said an official of HMC.