3 weeks ago
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Drinking h2o proviso to Mahalakshmi Nagar successful the metropolis has been affected implicit the past fewer days owed to the harm to a main pipeline astatine Keezha Kalkandarkottai.
Residents of Mahalakshmi Nagar 2nd Street successful Ward 42 of the Tiruchi Corporation person been facing hardship for implicit 3 days owed to harm to the main drinking h2o pipeline adjacent the Sai Baba Temple.
The factual pipeline that carries Cauvery h2o to the locality developed a breach connected Wednesday. According to officials, the harm occurred during roadworthy enactment undertaken by the Corporation.
Residents said ample quantities of h2o person been continuously leaking from the damaged pipeline, resulting successful waterlogging connected adjacent roads and causing inconvenience to motorists and pedestrians. The harm has besides disrupted the regular proviso of drinking h2o to respective households successful the locality.
“Water has been flowing onto the roadworthy time and nighttime for the past 3 days. At the aforesaid time, galore houses are not receiving drinking h2o supply. People are forced to beryllium connected stored h2o and backstage cans for their regular needs,” said a resident.
Residents besides pointed retired that stagnant h2o connected the roads had made it hard for two-wheeler riders and aged persons to determination astir safely successful the locality. They urged the Corporation authorities to implicit the repair enactment astatine the earliest to forestall further wastage of drinking water.
K.C. Neelamegam of Makkal Sakthi Iyakkam, a voluntary organisation, said the contented had affected residents successful the country and sought swift involution from officials.
When contacted, Ward councillor O. Neelamegam said the Corporation workers were deployed, and repair works were nether mode and assured that regular drinking h2o proviso would beryllium restored from Sunday.
