JAIPUR: For the first time, a leak in Bisalpur pipeline was repaired by the Public Health and Engineering Department (PHED) without shutting down water supply in 70% of the city.
The department came to know about the leak during patrolling last week and started repairs immediately. Instead of going by the routine method of shutting down the pipeline, PHED diverted water supply and repaired the leak.
PHED additional commissioner Devraj Solanki said this was the first time they decided to use this technique. “Almost 70% of the city would be facing water shortage if we had repaired pipeline with the old method. Normally, we shut supply, let it dry before starting repairing. In encasing, we divert the water in another direction, let one part of the pipeline dry and start repairing. The process is then repeated for the other part. This way we were able to save water and no inconvenience was caused to people,” said Solanki.
The repairs took place from February 7 to 11. The normal method could have taken 48 hours but around 70 MLD water would have been lost.
PHED superintending engineer Sudhanshu Dixit said that the process of encasing is slow but more reliable. “A team of 12 people worked on itOnly 1.5 MLD water was wasted but there was zero public inconvenience,” said Sudhanshu.
This is the second time in 2020 when Bisalpur pipeline had a leak. There have been many incidences last year when the pipeline leaked and Jaipur’s supply was shut down for two days. Though the department said leaks occur due to small technical glitches, this issue has to be looked into properly.
The department came to know about the leak during patrolling last week and started repairs immediately. Instead of going by the routine method of shutting down the pipeline, PHED diverted water supply and repaired the leak.
PHED additional commissioner Devraj Solanki said this was the first time they decided to use this technique. “Almost 70% of the city would be facing water shortage if we had repaired pipeline with the old method. Normally, we shut supply, let it dry before starting repairing. In encasing, we divert the water in another direction, let one part of the pipeline dry and start repairing. The process is then repeated for the other part. This way we were able to save water and no inconvenience was caused to people,” said Solanki.
The repairs took place from February 7 to 11. The normal method could have taken 48 hours but around 70 MLD water would have been lost.
PHED superintending engineer Sudhanshu Dixit said that the process of encasing is slow but more reliable. “A team of 12 people worked on itOnly 1.5 MLD water was wasted but there was zero public inconvenience,” said Sudhanshu.
This is the second time in 2020 when Bisalpur pipeline had a leak. There have been many incidences last year when the pipeline leaked and Jaipur’s supply was shut down for two days. Though the department said leaks occur due to small technical glitches, this issue has to be looked into properly.
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