Padarath blames ageing pipelines for damage in Maraval, Diego Martin

Pub­lic Util­i­ties Min­is­ter Bar­ry Padarath has promised to ac­cel­er­ate the re­place­ment of age­ing wa­ter pipelines this fi­nan­cial year, as re­cur­ring leaks con­tin­ue to dam­age roads in Diego Mar­tin and Mar­aval.

Padarath said the de­te­ri­o­rat­ing un­der­ground in­fra­struc­ture was re­spon­si­ble for re­peat­ed leaks and de­lays in road re­in­state­ment, leav­ing mo­torists frus­trat­ed as re­pairs some­times failed to last more than a few weeks.

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He made the com­mit­ment dur­ing Wednes­day’s Stand­ing Fi­nance Com­mit­tee of Par­lia­ment, in re­sponse to Diego Mar­tin Cen­tral MP Symon de No­bri­ga, who raised con­cerns about de­lays in re­in­stat­ing roads af­ter WASA com­pletes leak re­pairs.