24 December 2021

Water pipeline of 1.5 km to be laid in a month

Pipes for scheme will be manufactured in Nakshatrawadi

Work on the new water supply scheme worth Rs 100 crore is underway on a war footing to solve the city’s water problem per manently Jayakwadi Between and Nakshatrawadi a 39 km main water pipeline of 2500 mm diameter will be laid. A maximum of 1.5 km of pipeline can be laid every month, said Ajay Singh. superintendent engineer. Jeevan Maharashtra Pradhikaran (MIP). This work will take

28 to 30 months Pipes required for the scheme will be manufactured at Nakshatrawadi itself. Pipe production will begin in the first or second week of January

The authority has hired GVPR company based in Hyderabad. The company has begun its work. Work is underway on a water purification centre at the bottom of Nakshatrawadi hill. Near this centre, the company has set up a facto ry for the pipes manufac turing. Pipe production will start by the first or sec and week of January Ajay Singh said. He further said it was possible to lay a maximum of 15 km of pipeline in a month. It is estimated that it will take 28 to 30 months to complete the work of 39 km if the main waterway is laid at this speed.

Inspection by administrator

Municipal Administrator Astik Kumar Pandey inspected the pipe-making factory at Nakshatrawadi and the construction of pipes required for water purification centers, on Monday After that, a meeting was held at Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Research Centre. He instructed the authorities to speed up the work. The scheme will not face any problem of funding and is being taken care of He said that a total of Rs 96 crore have been given to the authority on behalf of the municipality for this work and Rs 75 crore today