KOLHAPUR: The water cuts in Kolhapur city will continue till Wednesday owing to the delay in the repair work of the barrage at Shingnapur pumping station.
The Kolhapur Municipal Corporation had planned to complete the work by Monday and start water supply on Tuesday. However, the water level at the barrage did not go down and the lower plates could not be replaced.
Meanwhile, over 27 localities from Kolhapur city faced severe water cuts, most of these are slum pockets and residential societies from the fringe areas. The KMC deployed water tankers to these localities to quench the thirst of the residents.
“The water cuts will be severe on Tuesday. Entire city will face water cuts and we are ready with additional tankers. On Wednesday, the supply will be resumed at low pressure. It takes six to eight hours to attain water level at the barrage so as to ensure pumping at full capacity,” said Ajay Salokhe, chief hydraulic engineer of KMC.
