‘Ensure there is no leak in pipelines before restoring road’
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AAA Coimbatore Corporation Commissioner P. Kumaravel Pandian, who inspected the 24x7 drinking water supply project that is in progress in R.S. Puram, told the contractor that it should ensure that there is no leak in the new pipelines laid before restoring the dug roads.
A release from the civic body said the Commissioner after visiting the works in T.V. Samy Road, Sir C.V. Raman Road, West Sambandam Road, Guru Gobind Singh Road and a few other areas, also told the contractor that it should immediately restore road after completion of work so as to cause minimum inconvenience to the public.
Road caves in after UGD line bursts
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The stretch of Good Shed Road, near the Uppilipalayam flyover in the city, that caved in on Sunday.
| Photo Credit: S SIVA SARAVANAN A stretch on the north western corner of Good Shed Road leading to the subway beneath the Uppilipalayam flyover caved in on Sunday afternoon following a burst in the underground sewer line.
The road caving in had caused a crater-like opening, which the Coimbatore Corporation was trying to fix, said a release.
Following instructions from Commissioner P. Kumaravel Pandian, a team of officials led by Assistant Commissioner, Central Zone, Mahesh Kanagaraj inspected spot. They then barricaded the area and deployed two earthmovers to replace the damaged pipeline and restore the damaged stretch of the road.