Hyderabad:Hyderabad’s Gandipet canal which has been facing leakage problems for the last decade will get permanent repairs. The Water Board is taking steps to address the long-standing leaks, which have affected areas including Gandipet, Kokapet, Manikonda and several others.

Water Board CEO Ashok Reddy inspected the repair work on Friday. In order to reduce interruptions in the water supply which can last up to a month, the repairs have been delayed until now. However, the board has identified a solution using German technology from a Chennai-based company to repair leaks without shutting off the water supply.

A successful trial was recently carried out in which 10 meters of the channel were repaired by grouting. The chemical cleaning method involves cleaning water from the leak area and injecting a special chemical that solidifies and effectively seals the leak.

Currently, the Gandipet canal supplies 26 million liters of water daily, but due to leaks, only 12 million liters reached consumers. The repairs allowed the additional 14 million gallons of storage to be restored.