3 weeks ago
Visakhapatnam civic chief Garg focuses on mitigating water scarcity
In a big city in India called Visakhapatnam, people sometimes face drinking water shortages.
The leader of the city's water department, Commissioner Ketan Garg, made a special plan to fix this.
He told his water experts to go out into the neighborhoods and check everything.
The experts checked how strongly water flows from taps, whether the water is clean, and where water trucks fill up.
They also looked at big pipes and reservoirs where water is stored.
In one neighborhood, the water was flowing well with no problems.
They tested the water in another area and found just the right amount of chlorine to keep it safe to drink.
If workers find a problem anywhere, they must fix it right away or find another way to bring water.
The plan's goal is to make sure everyone in the city has clean drinking water.
GVMC Commissioner Ketan Garg announced a special action plan to strengthen the water supply system and mitigate water scarcity in Visakhapatnam.
Water supply officials conducted field inspections covering water distribution, supply pressure, water quality, tanker filling points and major pipeline works.
At Pedajalaripeta under the Doctors' Colony Reservoir, the chief engineer found no low-pressure issues and satisfactory water distribution.
Executive engineer Muralikrishna recorded a chlorine level of 1.50 ppm in the water supplied at Angatidibba.
Officials reviewed the re-routing of the 1000-mm PSC Raiwada Gravity Main at the Railway Crossing Bridge in SKML Nagar, Ward No. 13.
- Who
- GVMC Commissioner Ketan Garg, along with chief engineer PVV Satyanarayana Raju, superintending engineer (Water Supply) Pallamraju, executive engineer Muralikrishna and other water supply officials.
- What
- The GVMC water supply wing is executing a special action plan of field-level inspections to strengthen the water supply system and mitigate water scarcity in Visakhapatnam.
- Where
- Visakhapatnam, including Pedajalaripeta (Doctors' Colony Reservoir), SKML Nagar in Ward No. 13 and Angatidibba.
- When
- Tuesday, when the Commissioner made the statement and officials inspected areas from early hours; field work had been ongoing for the past few days.
- Why
- To ensure citizens in water-stressed areas do not face inconvenience with drinking water amid water scarcity.
Key facts
- Organization
- Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation (GVMC)
- Commissioner
- Ketan Garg
- Action plan
- Special action plan to strengthen the water supply system and relieve water-stressed areas
- Areas inspected
- Pedajalaripeta, SKML Nagar (Ward No. 13), Angatidibba
- Chlorine level at Angatidibba
- 1.50 ppm
- Key infrastructure reviewed
- Re-routing of the 1000-mm PSC Raiwada Gravity Main at Railway Crossing Bridge
- Finding at Pedajalaripeta
- No low-pressure issues; water distribution satisfactory
- Monitoring focus
- Water sources, reservoirs, major pipelines, distribution networks, water quality, tanker filling points









