Water leakage repair delayed

By RASHA AL QAHTANI
RESIDENTS in Adliya say they are fed up of flooding from leaking underground water mains. The area has been left flooding for a month, leaving a big pool of water, says Manama Municipal Council member Jaffar Al Qaidoom.
"Residents have reported this to the Electricity and Water Ministry emergency hotline, and they sent people over to dig up the place," he said.
"They did find the leak, but did not finish their work.
"Residents complained to me about their problem and I went and inspected the area to find that it is serious.
"The whole area is a big pool of water and the leak has not been fixed, which adds to the problem.
"If the ministry was serious then such problem would have been solved in a short time and not left for one month."
Mr Al Qaidoom blames a dilapidated underground water network and says priority should be given to renovating it.
He said a letter would be sent by Manama Municipal Council on Saturday to Electricity and Water Ministry, urging them to find an urgent solution.
"I can't understand what is needed to make those concerned hear about the Adliya residents plight," he said.
"I don't know what we need to do to get this leakage stopped, but I will continue looking into this problem until someone intervenes and solves it."
The ministry were not available for a comment.