PWD proposes to change Curti water pipeline

Ponda: The water division of the public works department (PWD) is considering replacing the rising main pipelines between Khandepar river at Opa and the Curti water treatment plants at a cost of Rs 34 crore. A proposal for this has been sent for technical sanction.
Chief engineer Santosh Mhapne said that the old ductile iron pipelines will be replaced with new mild steel (MS) ones.
As per the proposal, the 750mm diameter pipeline and the 600mm pipeline will be replaced with a single 1,646mm MS pipeline. The Curti plant will draw raw water from the river through this 2 km-long pipeline.
While the two water treatment plants are situated within the Opa water works complex, three plants are on Curti hill. The Opa waterworks complex, which originally had only 8 MLD plants, has been expanded four times. These plants together treat and supply 160 MLD of water to Tiswadi and Ponda talukas.