KMRL to pause piling work; KWA to relocate pipes to solve frequent pipe bursts

Kochi Metro Rail Restricted (KMRL) will pause its piling works within the Padamugal, Vazhakkala areas for ten days to present time for the Kerala Water Authority (KWA) to complete its pipeline relocation work.

The choice comes within the wake of frequent pipe bursts within the area and water provide pipes going dry in Thrikkakara municipality.

The KWA will perform the pipeline relocation work from Kunnumpuram to Kumaranasan Highway throughout the interval. The KMRL will start the piling work solely after the pipeline relocation and the testing of the relocated pipeline is full.

The choice was taken at a gathering between KMRL and KWA to resolve the fixed pipeline bursting situation within the municipality. KWA introduced within the assembly that the pipe substitute work could be accomplished inside ten days. As soon as the pipe relocation within the Kunnupuram to Kumaranasan street is full and the relocated pipeline examined, the piling works will begin, a KMRL official mentioned.

A KWA official mentioned that the pipeline relocation will deliver a everlasting answer to the pipe bursting subject. “A number of cables belonging to numerous businesses are hindering the commissioning of the already laid PVC line of KWA via the utility duct. The duct is full of cables though the utility hall was offered fully for KWA alone,” the official added.

KMRL has invested ₹5 crore within the substitute of outdated pipes. As a part of the venture, the Ductile Iron and PVC pipes are being put in to interchange the outdated pipes.

Frequent pipe bursts had created a lot hassle for the residents within the space with ingesting water provide getting disrupted regularly. Thrikkakara municipal chairperson Radhamani Pillai mentioned that residents have been battling acute water disaster due to the frequent pipe bursts.

An official from KWA mentioned that the KMRL began piling work earlier than the pipeline might be shifted. “The shifting of the pipelines couldn’t be carried out due to the rains. Additional, the problem worsened as a result of we weren’t alerted about these pipe bursts. With the entire space getting barricaded, there was no means we might know in regards to the pipe bursts,” the official added.