KOLKATA: It might be a hectic Saturday for the water supply division of Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) as it takes up the daunting process of going 40ft underneath the surface to fix a pipe leak in north Kolkata. Around the similar time, in central Kolkata, another crew will deal with another refined project of digging out a Raj-era pipe at Wellington Square without breaching other utility lines operating just about it.
KMC has shaped a 50-member crew to fix the 60-inch pipe, which supplies filtered water to large spaces of north and central Kolkata. The pipe that originates at Tallah water reservoir runs underneath the Cossipore rail tracks and parallel to a brick sewer line till it connects Auckland water booster pumping station in central Kolkata. So with the exception of catering to large spaces of north and central Kolkata, the pipe additionally plays a vital function in supplying potable water to a number of south Kolkata localities, including Lansdowne, Bhowanipore, Rashbehari Avenue, Park Circus, Ballygunge and Gariahat Road.
A bit of KMC water supply division officers on Friday made a survey of the world (Nilmoni Mitra Road near RG Kar Hospital) prior to planning the restore paintings. “This isn't an odd restore paintings. The 60-inch connector is a major pipe where the force of water — even after switching off Palta-Tallah water lines — would possibly reason accidents if the employees try to do the rest in haste,” said a KMC reliable.
According to plans, the KMC crew of engineers will make a final survey of the pipe after final the water treatment plant at Palta, which produces 40 million gallon water everyday. Then a body of workers might be engaged in ‘de-watering’ the primary pipe. “We will soak up the de-watering process from five force issues. This process will take no less than two to three hours. Once this process is over, we will pass to the next step,” said the civic reliable.
The next plan of action, in line with a KMC water supply division reliable, might be to press into provider five heavy-duty pumps to suck the rest water from the pipe. “Only then will we be capable of input the pipeline,” said a KMC reliable. A gaggle of KMC workers will then pass 40ft down a manhole specially created for the KMC crew and get started repairing the spot. We need to workout excessive caution during the restore process. All we need to do is a precision wielding task. Since the 60-inch pipe is built of mild steel, wielding is the most efficient option to restore the leaks,” said a KMC water supply division reliable.
The 2d task — elimination of a defunct century-old pipe — will get started simultaneously at 9.30am at Wellington Square. A separate crew of KMC engineers and workers might be provide at this website online to finally end up the task via 3pm. The KMC crew needs to remove the defunct pipe to facilitate building of a air flow shaft and an emergency go out gate for East-West Metro.
KMC has shaped a 50-member crew to fix the 60-inch pipe, which supplies filtered water to large spaces of north and central Kolkata. The pipe that originates at Tallah water reservoir runs underneath the Cossipore rail tracks and parallel to a brick sewer line till it connects Auckland water booster pumping station in central Kolkata. So with the exception of catering to large spaces of north and central Kolkata, the pipe additionally plays a vital function in supplying potable water to a number of south Kolkata localities, including Lansdowne, Bhowanipore, Rashbehari Avenue, Park Circus, Ballygunge and Gariahat Road.
A bit of KMC water supply division officers on Friday made a survey of the world (Nilmoni Mitra Road near RG Kar Hospital) prior to planning the restore paintings. “This isn't an odd restore paintings. The 60-inch connector is a major pipe where the force of water — even after switching off Palta-Tallah water lines — would possibly reason accidents if the employees try to do the rest in haste,” said a KMC reliable.
According to plans, the KMC crew of engineers will make a final survey of the pipe after final the water treatment plant at Palta, which produces 40 million gallon water everyday. Then a body of workers might be engaged in ‘de-watering’ the primary pipe. “We will soak up the de-watering process from five force issues. This process will take no less than two to three hours. Once this process is over, we will pass to the next step,” said the civic reliable.
The next plan of action, in line with a KMC water supply division reliable, might be to press into provider five heavy-duty pumps to suck the rest water from the pipe. “Only then will we be capable of input the pipeline,” said a KMC reliable. A gaggle of KMC workers will then pass 40ft down a manhole specially created for the KMC crew and get started repairing the spot. We need to workout excessive caution during the restore process. All we need to do is a precision wielding task. Since the 60-inch pipe is built of mild steel, wielding is the most efficient option to restore the leaks,” said a KMC water supply division reliable.
The 2d task — elimination of a defunct century-old pipe — will get started simultaneously at 9.30am at Wellington Square. A separate crew of KMC engineers and workers might be provide at this website online to finally end up the task via 3pm. The KMC crew needs to remove the defunct pipe to facilitate building of a air flow shaft and an emergency go out gate for East-West Metro.
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