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Work on changing pipelines at Bharatinagar begins

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Minister inaugurates work at Makaan Compound

Bangalore: It is a dream come true for Shanta Kumari, Anwar Pasha, Shahnawaz Begum and other residents of Makaan compound in Bharatinagar. These residents, who have been frequently getting contaminated water through their taps, will soon get clean water.

The Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) on Monday started work on changing the entire drinking water pipelines in the area at a cost of Rs 1.95 crore. Last week, The Hindu had reported the plight of residents following supply of contaminated water almost regularly.

Taking note of the report, the BWSSB swung into action and decided to change the entire water pipeline network of 8,561 meters in the area. Katta Subramanya Naidu, Minister for IT, BT, Excise and BWSSB, launched the work at Makaan compound on Monday by performing the bhoomi pooja.

“The shelf life of any water pipeline is not more than 13 years. But the lines in this area are 40 years old with 100 mm and 150 mm diameter and most of them are criss-crossing through drains. We are changing all the old lines with wider diameter ductile iron pipes. This will help all the 9,000 households of Bharatinagar,” the Minister told presspersons later.

Of the 9,000 households in the area, only 5,000 had metered connections of galvanised iron (GI) pipes. All these pipes would also be replaced with medium density poly ethylene pipes to prevent contamination, the Minister said.

Mr. Naidu, who inaugurated similar works in C.V. Raman Nagar at a cost of Rs. 3 crore, appealed to people to take authorised house connections. Of the 8,000 households in C V Raman Nagar, only 50 per cent had metered connections, he said.

Mr. Naidu said the water board would replace old and corroded pipelines all over the city at a cost of Rs. 300 crore this year.

While Rs. 100 crore would be spend on the replacement work in old areas, an equal amount would be used for providing new lines in newly added areas of the erstwhile CMCs a

nd TMCs. That apart, another Rs, 100 crore allocated in this year’s State budget would be used for providing better services to consumers, the Minister said.

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