Pipeline Maintenance worth Rs 1.8 Crore By Kerala Water Authority

6 July 2013
Thiruvananthapuram

The Kerala Water Authority has invited e-tender for ‘running contract’, the area-wise annual pipeline maintenance contract for the city. The total cost expected for the maintenance of the distribution pipes in the city is pegged at Rs 1.8 crore.

The running contractors are given charge of only leaks in distribution lines. They are given charge of maintenance of pipeline in a particular area. Once the contract is awarded, they are expected to attend all pipe leakages in the stretch for the next year.The KWA awards separate emergency contracts whenever there is a pipe burst reported in a main transmission line. There were more than a dozen pipe bursts reported in the main transmission line last year.

A KWA official said the probable cost is calculated based on the average pipe burst that occurred in the previous years. “We have an idea of the number of leaks in various pipes. The amount is calculated based on the pipe burst that occurred the previous year. If the amount exceeds the annual contract amount, we go for an additional agreement,” KWA official said.

Source– http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/thiruvananthapuram/Kerala-Water-Authority-sets-aside-Rs-1-8cr-for-annual-pipe-maintenance/articleshow/20937851.cms

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