Fixing leaks: B'luru beats the water loss by half; RS 199-CR project in Pipeline

Bengaluru: The technical capital, which has long been saving with the poor challenge of saving every precious drop of water, has made remarkable progress in combating a large water loss problem – leakage.
A decade ago, the city had an astonishing loss of water of almost 51%due to leaks and inefficiencies. Today Bengaluru reduced this number by more than half and reduced water loss to 26.5%.
This is due to the efforts of the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (Bangalore) (Bangalore) (Bangalore)BWSSB) over the years. “The steps were the excavation of streets, for which we were cursed by drivers and pedestrians,” joked an official before we added:
BWSSB comprises an area of ​​880 m² throughout the city and is aimed at almost 1.4 billion population by 11.5 LAKH connections.
The journey to turn the flood on this waste of water began in 2013 when BWSSB started the “Uncounted for Water (UFW) project. First of all, the goal was to reduce the losses to just 16%, a number that seemed removed at that time. The challenges were steep in the first few years. The city's pipeline network in parts from the 1960s and 1970s was an important source for leaks, especially in the central areas. However, BWSSB focused on his determination to revise the aging of the city, to establish illegal connections, install bulk materials and to improve the efficiency of its pipeline systems. By 2017, the water supply company had reduced the losses to 37%and saved impressive 154 million liters per day (MLD) water.
BWSSB started with the first phase in 2018 and focused on replacing and repairing networks in Bengaluru South, West, Central and North Divisions, which are 132.5 m². Despite the outbreak of Covid-19 pandemic, BWSSB managed to bring losses to 26.5% and thus save 200 mLD water. BWSSB is documented by the success of the first work phase and is now planning to go his second work phase in the city and east departments of the city (former cantonal areas). Ram Prasath Manohar, Chairman of BWWSB, told TOI that the state cabinet recently approved the proposal of 199 RS.
“The work will be planned in 221 SQKM areas such as Ulsoor, Johnson Market, Domlur, Machalibetta, Ulsoor Service Station, Jayamahal, Ramaswamy Palya, Pulakeshinagar and neighboring areas. At the end of 2025 and hope to do the work in two or three years,” said Ram Prasath.
A senior engineer at BWSSB claims that after the work has been completed, the water loss can be reduced from 33% to 10% in the region, and overall the city will reach the standards of 15-16% specified by the Central Public Health and Environmental Engineering.
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How is water leaked?
4%- public versions
6%- leak due to the vehicle movement on streets, use for pipe cleaning
5%- old, running pipelines in context
5%- leak in pipes of house connections
3%- water meter gap
3%slum area
Source: BWSSB