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  Inauguration  of  new  Type  III  quarters  (14  Nos)  at  Mahabubnagar  station  by
                   GM/SC on 05.07.2021
















                 Inauguration of Tool cum Rest room for Trackman at Podoor Station by GM/SC
                   on 05.07.2021.



















                 Replacement of old water pipe line from Sheepmandi GLR to Boiguda GLR

                        The existing pipe line which was laid about 100 Yrs back was replaced with new pipe
            line.  This  old  pipeline  passes  through  various encroachments between Sheepmandi GLR to
            Bouguda GLR. There are numerous leakages and unauthorized taping points in this pipeline
            as  this  pipeline  was  laid  about  a  century  back  and  now  it  is  highly  untraceable.  It  is  very
            tough  o  attend  the  leakages  and  unauthorized taping as the old pipeline existing was highly
            untraceable  and  was  passing  under  several  encroachments  in  secunderabad  area.
            Identification of old pipeline near Boiguda GLR and SC yard is very much required for giving
            the new connection to the old pipeline and also to dummy the old pipeline so as to avoid flow
            of  water  into  the  old  pipeline  in  the  existing  loop.  For  identifying  the  old  pipeline,  most
            sophisticated  methods  such  as  ground  penetration  Radars,  Geophysical  methods,  Cable
            tracing  machines  and  Electro  resistivity  machines  are  used  to  dummy  the  old  pipeline  to
            avoid back flows. But inspite of many  efforts it was not traced by the above methods.

                         Finally,  assistance  of  retired  valveman,  SSE‟s  and  previous DEN/Estates was taken
            and  with  great  difficulty  by  trial  and  error  methods  duly  digging  the  cross  trenches,  the  old
            pipe line has been traced at two locations.

                         The  work  of  replacement  of  Old  pipeline  was  the  most  difficult  and  tedious  work
            which  was  started  two  years  back  as  the  new  water  pipeline  has to be laid along the cess
            and  adjacent  to  the  Track  of  Secunderabad  Station  yard.  Added  to  this,  there  were  lot  of
            underground  cables  and  site  was  not  feasible  for  movements  of  materials  due  to  non
            availability of approach Roads on either sides.

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