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Karve Nagar high-rise residents flag low pressure on upper floors — common in summer load months.
Corporator: TBD — Contact Sushaasan · Annual budget ₹2.5 Cr
Resolving every active brief uses 2% of the ward's annual budget.
Karve Nagar high-rise residents flag low pressure on upper floors — common in summer load months.
Data-backed. Budget-checked. Steps named by department. The corporator's office decides — Sushaasan just does the groundwork.
10 Reddit posts from Karve Nagar high-rise residents report low water pressure on upper floors during summer load months. This is a recurring seasonal infrastructure issue requiring pressure augmentation and supply scheduling optimization.
Deploy pressure data loggers at 3 identified high-rise society inlet points in Karve Nagar to measure actual pressure readings over 72-hour period; Water Supply Department field team to install and retrieve
Inspect and flush 200 metres of distribution main along Karve Nagar internal roads to clear sediment blockages reducing flow; use PMC jetting equipment
Install one inline booster pump station (5 HP capacity) at the zonal feeder line junction serving affected high-rises to augment pressure during peak summer demand hours 6-9 AM
Repair 50 metres of leaking pipeline joints identified during inspection to reduce transmission losses and improve end-point pressure; standard repair at ₹3500/metre
Revise water supply timing for Karve Nagar zone from current schedule to split supply: 5:30-7:30 AM and 6:00-8:00 PM to reduce simultaneous demand load on upper floors; update schedule board at ward office
Arrange 2 tanker trips daily for 14 days as interim relief to affected societies flagged in complaints; charter at ₹5000/trip
Society facility managers share corrected supply schedules on resident WhatsApp groups · report tanker price gouging via PMC's consumer cell · maintain society storage discipline.