MARGAO: After a joint inspection of the water supply pipeline, the PWD officials and local MLA Churchill Alemao on Monday assured the people of Benaulim that the problem of low water pressure will be resolved very soon.
The PWD engineers along with the MLA held their second round of inspection of the water supply problems raised by the people from Perodem, Whodle Bhat and other wards.
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Alemao informed that the reason for low pressure was due to the absence of inter-connection between the 300 mm JICA line and 200 mm dia line which supplies water to the areas. Inter-connection is needed and the work for the same will begin soon.
“It is not that there is no water to the areas but because of no inter-connection, the new pipeline, which earlier had high pressure and the old pipeline, it has reduced the pressure to the endpoint of the pipeline. There are numerous additions of tap connections to the pipeline which has reduced the pressure,” Alemao informed.
The pipeline gets 284 MLD of water of which 75 MLD goes to Verna village and the rest the PWD claims there is enough water for an area much larger than it serves.
Alemao also said that he has spoken to PWD Minister Deepak Pauskar and has ensured that the work of restoring the regular pressure to the deprived houses through inter-connection will be solved.
Meanwhile, Panch of Perodem and Whodle Bhat David Fernandes informed that if there was any problem which was being encountered by the people they should have discussed that with him and solved it.
He informed that there was no complaint yet. However, he assured to resolve the problem as soon as possible with the help of the local MLA.
