Water supply disruption
Kerala - Kochi
Water supply likely to resume today
Staff Reporter
KOCHI: The Kerala Water Authority (KWA) will complete the repair work of the pipeline that was damaged near Thammanam Junction by Friday midnight.
The pipeline got ruptured at around 11.30 p.m. on Thursday, between Thammanam Junction and Samskara Junction.
The rupture occurred some 750 m away from the spot where an inter-connection work was completed recently.
With the pipeline bursting, water supply towards Palarivattom, Edappally and Cheranelloor was completely disrupted from Thursday midnight. The cause of the rupture is said to be the increased pressure in the pipeline following augmented pumping from the Thammanam Pump House.
The broken pipeline is around 40 years old and is made of Primo pipe.
It is being replaced with spare pipe at present. As the pipelines get weaker, the chances of the lines breaking are on the rise generally.
The only solution is to replace the old pipes step-by-step.
(The Hindu, Saturday, August 5, 2006)
Water supply likely to resume today
Staff Reporter
KOCHI: The Kerala Water Authority (KWA) will complete the repair work of the pipeline that was damaged near Thammanam Junction by Friday midnight.
The pipeline got ruptured at around 11.30 p.m. on Thursday, between Thammanam Junction and Samskara Junction.
The rupture occurred some 750 m away from the spot where an inter-connection work was completed recently.
With the pipeline bursting, water supply towards Palarivattom, Edappally and Cheranelloor was completely disrupted from Thursday midnight. The cause of the rupture is said to be the increased pressure in the pipeline following augmented pumping from the Thammanam Pump House.
The broken pipeline is around 40 years old and is made of Primo pipe.
It is being replaced with spare pipe at present. As the pipelines get weaker, the chances of the lines breaking are on the rise generally.
The only solution is to replace the old pipes step-by-step.
(The Hindu, Saturday, August 5, 2006)
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