Whereas the Pune Municipal Company (PMC) is near finishing its 24×7 equitable water provide mission for honest and uninterrupted distribution of water, frequent pipeline bursts are inflicting main disruptions. Prior to now 5 months alone, 5 main leaks have occurred affecting hundreds of residents throughout peak summer time season.
On March 22, 2025, a 12-inch pipeline on BMCC Street burst, losing a whole bunch of litres of water. (REPRESENTATIVE PHOTO)
On February 16, 2025, a serious pipeline supplying water from Shivajinagar to Dandekar Bridge burst. Whilst repairs have been underway, one other pipeline burst. A lot in order that the PMC needed to shut down the water provide however the close by residential areas have been already flooded.
On March 22, 2025, a 12-inch pipeline on BMCC Street burst, losing a whole bunch of litres of water.
At 1.45 am on March 24, 2025, a pipeline in entrance of Rashtra Seva Dal College on Sinhagad Street burst, losing hundreds of litres of water. Repairs started instantly however water provide remained disrupted in Sadashiv Peth, Shivajinagar and the close by areas for your entire day.
On March 31, 2025, a 1,100 mm pipeline close to Rajarshi Shahu Maharaj College in Mundhwa burst worsening the water scarcity in Kharadi and Wadgaon Sheri.
With frequent pipeline bursts, considerations are being raised over Pune’s ageing water infrastructure. The PMC has deployed emergency restore groups, however residents proceed to face water shortages. With rising temperatures, guaranteeing steady water provide has grow to be a problem.
Prasanna Joshi, superintendent engineer of the PMC water provide division, mentioned that previous predominant water pipelines are bursting, affecting water provide in a number of metropolis areas. The Dandekar Bridge pipeline, which provides water from the Parvati Water Purification Centre to Apte Street, Ghole Street, Jangali Maharaj Street and Fergusson School Street, is without doubt one of the worse-affected.
To deal with the difficulty, the PMC is establishing a water tank at Fergusson School Hill to produce water to those areas. Nevertheless, because the tank shouldn’t be but full, town continues to rely on the previous pipeline. Apart from ageing pipelines, ongoing growth work can be inflicting pipeline bursts in some areas.
Joshi defined that there are two sorts of water pipelines—transmission predominant strains which connect with overhead and underground water tanks, and distribution strains which provide water to customers. The PMC has virtually accomplished changing previous community strains. Out of 112 km of transmission strains, about 100 km have been changed and work on distribution strains continues to be in progress.
Civic activist Vivek Velankar raised considerations over the 24×7 water provide scheme saying, “Despite completion of the scheme, citizens will continue to face water supply problems due to frequent pipeline bursts and unfinished pipeline replacements. The scheme will not ensure equal and fair water distribution as promised. Instead, its main purpose seems to be installing water meters and billing citizens for water usage, similar to electricity bills.”