Kolhapur city struggle with water shortage for fourth day, KMC vows normal supply from today
A software malfunction in the Variable Frequency Drive system at the
Kalammawadi pumping station
caused water supply disruptions.
"KMC succeeded in fixing the fault in the software. The work was completed in a day by procuring the required material from Mumbai. After this, the installation work was completed at 2am on Tuesday and the water supply resumed smoothly. Low-pressure supply continued in the city on Tuesday. Regular water supply will resume from Wednesday morning,"
KMC water supply
engineer Harshjit Ghatge said.
During the repair period, water was supplied to the city through 25 tankers. "Four tankers of the municipal corporation and 21 private tankers were deployed during the period. Transformer work under the Shingnapur Water Supply Scheme also started from Tuesday," Ghatge said.
Residents faced significant inconvenience due to the four-day
water supply disruption
. Suresh Oswal, a resident of Rajarampuri, said, "Water tankers are provided to slum pockets due to political pressure. But even after calling repeatedly, KMC water tanker didn't arrive at our place. We had to spend money on private tankers."
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