Summary
Over 170 kilometers of pipes and many pump stations will be added or upgraded.
Smart sensors will watch the water flow to fix problems quickly.
Key Points
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Loan comes from India's government and the Asian Development Bank.
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Project aims to give safe water to more people and protect against floods.
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First Indian city to use a ring‑main system that balances water pressure.
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Technology will make checking pipes safer for workers.
New Words to Learn
9 wordssanitation
keeping places clean so people stay healthy
infrastructure
big things like pipes and roads that help a city work
climate‑resilient
able to handle bad weather like heavy rain
sewerage
pipes that carry away dirty water
pipeline
long tube that moves water from one place to another
ring‑main solution
a special loop of pipes that keeps water pressure even
digital transformation
using computers and technology to make things work better
real‑time monitoring
checking something right now, not later
performance‑based contracts
agreements that pay people based on how well they do the job
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