WATCO To Complete Sewerage Pipeline Work At Jagamara In Bhubaneswar By Jan 15 Next Year

Bhubaneswar: The Water Corporation of Odisha (WATCO) plans to complete the ongoing main sewerage pipeline laying work in Bhubaneswar by January 15, 2024.

Stating this in a release on Wednesday, PK Swain, Chief Executive Officer, WATCO said the sewerage pipeline laying work is under progress between Jagamara Square and ITER Lane in the city since November 29. The pipeline is being laid on one side of the road covering a stretch of 366 meters.

This trunk line will connect the completed sewerage network coming from Fire Station Square through Nilakantheswar temple at Baramunda area and New Airport Road with another completed line starting from ITER Lane through Panchasakha Nagar, which is connected with 43.5 MLD Sewerage Treatment Plant (STP) at Sundarpada.

This patch of work will directly benefit around 1 lakh population of Baramunda, Siripur and Jagamara. After completion of the entire network, 3.2 lakh population under Sewerage District 3 in Bhubaneswar will benefit.

“A state-of-the-art trenchless technology has been adopted by WATCO to avoid total excavation of the road. In this technology, manhole chamber portions at both ends of the patch are excavated and the sewerage pipe is laid below the road through tunneling,” said Swain.

“Sewerage network construction and augmentation is a very complex execution and is not possible without digging/excavating the road. We are hopeful of completing the work of this patch by January 15, 2024 and appeal to the local residents and commuters to bear with us,” he added.

He further said after completion of this patch work, WATCO will take up similar execution work in another two small patches, one from ITER Lane to Gandamunda, which is about 380 meter and another one is from Jagamara Square to Barabari Square, which is about 260 metre. Once started, both the works will be completed within a short time.