• JICA Water Supply to be suspended across Guwahati until June 6

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    JICA Water Supply to be suspended across Guwahati until June 6

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    color:black;mso-themecolor:text1">Digital Desk: Water delivery in Guwahati,
    Assam, that is supported by the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA),
    would be halted till June 6, according to reports that surfaced on Tuesday.



    According to reports, the water supply has been
    shut off while Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) technical experts examine
    the entire infrastructure and the process issue. According to reports, the
    repair work won't begin until all tests and monitoring tasks are finished.



    According to sources, Guwahati residents should
    start receiving water on June 7 or 8.


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    It should be noted that
    within a single week, there were two documented cases of water pipeline bursts
    in separate Guwahati sites. On May 25, a Gammon JICA water supply main line
    pipe ruptured in the Kharguli neighbourhood, triggering a major water gush that
    damaged at least 40 homes and carried away several vehicles. This was the first
    occurrence that was documented. There was one fatality and about 19 injuries in
    the incident.



    color:black">The second incident occurred on Monday morning in Guwahati city
    and involved a significant water pipeline that was located beneath the Maligaon
    flyover, which was still under construction. The issue was discovered as the
    state government's responsible department was working on the flyover's ongoing
    development

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