Japan funded water supply project which took place in 2022-23 fiscal year and launched in 2009, aimed in providing water supply to 23.32 lakh residents of Assam’s principal city by 2050 has been on headline again due to pipeline burst.
Since May 24, pipeline bursting in the city Guwahati, Assam took place and this is for the second time pipeline burst took place in Zoo road, guwahati.
Frequently bursting pipelines of a Japan-funded water supply project in Guwahati have put the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)-led Assam government on the back foot.
Assam’s Housing and Urban Affairs Minister Ashok Singhal said, “We will take measures to prevent any such incident in the future and stern action would be taken against those responsible for such mishaps.”
He also said hydro-testing of the network of pipelines has been undertaken to ensure the system can withstand the pressure of water from the pumping stations. “Apart from hydrologists from the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, we shall bring experts from across the country for a permanent solution,” he added.
