Water drained out on the traffic-filled Palace Cross Road at the entrance of Palace Grounds in Vasanthnagar on Monday as the Bangalore Water Supply and Sewerage Board (BWSSB) broke open a large concrete pipeline as part of a repair work.
The pipeline was burst around 9 am, and water filled the railway underbridge, obstructing traffic.
Shankar M, a two-wheeler rider, said the water was stagnant and almost touched his knee. A BWSSB team arrived after sometime and started draining the stretch, he added.
An official in the BWSSB’s central division told DH that the old concrete pipeline was cut open as it had to be reassembled and connected to a mild steel pipeline being laid from the underbridge till the High Grounds tank.
“The old pipeline stored some water, which drained out when the pipeline was being cut open. The linking work is 90% complete and the road was cleared within minutes,” the official said.
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