Guwahati, June 22: Within a few days, yet another water pipeline was bursted at Pandu area in Guwahati on Thursday.
According to locals, water from the burst pipe gushed out into the main road near an under construction flyover.
“This was not the only incident of water pipeline burst in Guwahati. In recent times, there have been numerous incidents of water pipeline burst in Guwahati,” said a local resident.
On June 20, a water pipeline bursted at Sector 2 in Noonmati area of Guwahati, Assam.
There was also a similar incident at Rajgarh area in Guwahati, Assam.
Last month, a water supply pipeline burst also took place at Kharguli area of Guwahati in Assam.
The Kharguli incident claimed the life of a woman and injured at least 30 others.
Moreover, around 40 houses were also swept away by the waters gushing out of the burst pipeline.
“Due to non-maintenance of the water-pipelines, the pipelines bursted,” said a resident of Guwahati.
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