3 water coolers installed for Thakurani yatra devotees
Berhampur: To ensure clean drinking water for thousands of devotees visiting the silk city for Thakurani Yatra, the Berhampur Municipal Corporation (BeMC) has installed three water coolers with purifiers in key locations.
The coolers, each having 40,000-litre capacity, have been set up at Desibehera Street, Sana Bazaar and Aga Street using funds from Berhampur MLA K Anil Kumar‘s local area development (LAD) fund.
Another four coolers will soon be installed at Girija Chowk, Giri Market, near Balunkeswar Temple, and First Gate. “After witnessing the problems of devotees, I decided to install the water coolers in various crowded areas of the city from my LAD funds,” said Kumar.
Each unit, costing around Rs 2.80 lakh, includes a purifier, a steel tank for safety, an overhead tank and a motor for water supply.
“The coolers would function in those areas even after the festival ends on April 28,” the MLA added.
Bikash Chandra Padhy, general manager, Water Corporation of Odisha (WATCO), Berhampur, said they allowed the BeMC to draw water from the main supply pipe to fill up the tanks. “BeMC is maintaining the coolers,” he said.
To manage the increased demand, especially in Old Berhampur and market areas, the Dakhinapur reservoir is being used for additional water supply. Currently, the city is served by the Janibili water supply project.
The coolers, each having 40,000-litre capacity, have been set up at Desibehera Street, Sana Bazaar and Aga Street using funds from Berhampur MLA K Anil Kumar‘s local area development (LAD) fund.
Another four coolers will soon be installed at Girija Chowk, Giri Market, near Balunkeswar Temple, and First Gate. “After witnessing the problems of devotees, I decided to install the water coolers in various crowded areas of the city from my LAD funds,” said Kumar.
Each unit, costing around Rs 2.80 lakh, includes a purifier, a steel tank for safety, an overhead tank and a motor for water supply.
“The coolers would function in those areas even after the festival ends on April 28,” the MLA added.
Bikash Chandra Padhy, general manager, Water Corporation of Odisha (WATCO), Berhampur, said they allowed the BeMC to draw water from the main supply pipe to fill up the tanks. “BeMC is maintaining the coolers,” he said.
To manage the increased demand, especially in Old Berhampur and market areas, the Dakhinapur reservoir is being used for additional water supply. Currently, the city is served by the Janibili water supply project.
