There was a flood-like situation on Sunday afternoon in the Forest Colony located on Link Road No.-3 of Bhopal, after the Kolar water supply pipeline broke, wasting enormous amounts of water and flooding many nearby lying houses.
Residents of the locality where the pipeline broke were frustrated over the negligence by the concerned authorities. Their goods were badly damaged by the water.
The displeasure was seen by the municipal officials. The water continued to flow at high pressure for about an hour. People took to the road and expressed their displeasure. Due to the bursting of the pipeline, water supply will not be available in many areas this evening. The local residents got enraged and came on the road. Sensing this, the police force was called in.
At 1 pm, there was a sudden explosion in the Kolar water supply pipeline. A several feet high water fountain was formed due to the water pressure houses were filled with water around 2 fts. The children were also saved from being swept away by the strong current of water. The line was closed after an hour, but by that time people had suffered excessive loss.
Residents said, there is leakage in the pipeline near Forest Colony for one and a half to two months. Still no action was taken. As a result, today there was a sudden big explosion in the pipeline and water started flowing under high pressure. Due to this many houses in the colony were flooded. The small children were caught and taken out of the houses. If we had not been there, the children could have been swept away.
More than 10 times complaints have been made with the CM helpline about leakage in the pipeline, but no solution was found. There is also a building near the place where the pipeline has passed. After the line burst, now people are afraid to live in it.
For about an hour, water kept coming out of the line under pressure and the houses of the colony were flooded. The goods got damaged. People have lost lakhs of rupees. Angered by this, people went out on the road and expressed their displeasure. He said that if the pipeline had been improved in time, then this situation would not have arisen today.
Along with the pipeline, a large part of the road has also been washed away. Due to this the traffic has stopped.