Kolkata: Maybe there is no manual digging the way for the pipe immediately.
Pipes are likely to be placed through micro tunneling or trenchless technology.
The Government of Mamata Banerjee has framed a comprehensive policy to streamline water pipeline procedures and shifts of utility for infrastructure projects, such as Metro, to minimize road damage and discomfort for the public.
Every time the pipe is placed or the utility shifts for infrastructure projects, occupants and commuters harassed.
Things get worse during the monsoon and the road level is not corrected after that, causing caves.
According to the latest policy decisions, the specific pieces-covers-covers method can now be replaced by micro tunneling, which involves a boring micro-tunnel engine which is controlled remotely and the jacking pipe technique to directly install underground pipes in a single pass.
With the concurrency of the Ministry of Finance, the State Public Works Department (PWD) on Wednesday issued SOPs, including formulas to recover roads to their home countries.
This guideline will be followed by the State Department when water pipes or saliva channels are placed or utilities must be shifted by the central institution, such as the Limited Nigam Vikas Rail (RVNL), while implementing Metro projects.
According to notice, to avoid the cut-and-close method at a decent limit, micro-tunneling must be done, especially for road crossings.
High quality pipes will be used to capture leaks.
To ensure minimum damage to infrastructure, the pipeline network will be placed through extreme rights ways to avoid traffic problems.
While estimating the laying of pipes, road restoration costs must be included.
This guideline allows excavation, subject to special permission, in extraordinary cases where micro tunneling may not be feasible.
They also empowered supervisory engineers in the department concerned to give permission to shift the utility instead of referring to decision to headquarters.
This, officials said, will help facilitate Metro projects where approval remains delayed when there are questions about the utility shift.