Repairs done water supply resumes to parts of E ward

Kolhapur | Monday | 18th February, 2019

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Kolhapur: The water supply to the E ward will resume from Wednesday onwards as the Kolhapur Municipal Corporation (KMC) completed the pipeline repair works.Some parts of the E ward faced water cuts on Monday. The citizens received the water at a low pressure in the evening and the normal water supply will resume from Tuesday afternoon onwards,” he said.The KMC deployed six water tankers, which made 12 trips in the entire day to supply water to the affected areas of the E ward. We have started the supply of water from the high-rise tank located at Kawala Naka. Station Road, New Shahupuri, Vichare Mal, Lishan Hotel area, Kadamwadi area, Jadhavwadi area, Bapat Camp area, Mukt Sainik area, Ruikar Colony, Mahadik Mal, Shivaji Park area, Market Yard area, Lonar Vasahat, Rajiv Gandhi Vasahat and Shahu Mill Colony faced water cuts.The locals from Lonar Vasahat and Rajiv Gandhi Vasahat had protested last week over the poor water supply situation. The water supply will subsequently be at low pressure on Tuesday, said KMC officials.Suresh Kulkarni, chief hydraulic engineer of the KMC said, “The repair works were completed in the evening and the testing was completed in a couple of hours..