Silk City households to soon get 24x7 water

Berhampur: Once a water-starved area, Silk City is set to get round-the-clock piped water supply in two zones by this year end with the rest of the city to be covered by July next year.
“Before the end of the year, residents of around 60% of the corporation will get water round-the-clock,” said Biswabandhu Panigrahi, general manager, Water Corporation of Odisha (WATCO).
In the first phase, WATCO aims to provide 24x7 water supply to two zones, comprising Gandhi Nagar, Goodshed area, Patitapaban Nagar and Duduma Colony, under Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BeMC) limits, by the end of September. This will be possible due to the completion of the much-awaited Janibili water supply project, Panigrahi said.
There are around 60,000 households in the BeMC area and about 80 million litres of water would be required every day for round-the-clock supply.
While Janibili project will provide water to around 43 million litres per day (mld), other two existing projects — Dakhinapur reservoir and Rushikulya water supply project, Kaliabali, will supply 27 and 10 mld, respectively.
Work is going on in full swing with the replacement of PVC pipelines and diverting them from the drains. Out of 31 pipelines identified, 11 have already been diverted so far, Panigrahi said, adding that they would hold a meeting with BeMC corporators soon to seek their cooperation to replace and divert the pipes.