KATHMANDU, Jan 15: Kathmandu Metropolitan City (KMC) is installing a dry riser system in narrow alleys of the city where fire trucks cannot reach during a fire. The Disaster Management Department of the KMC is leading this initiative, where the center’s projects and the wards are installing the system using their own budget.
The KMC has installed the dry risers in various alleys, including Surung Galli in Ward No 3, Sangam Tole in Ward No 6, Kuti Galli in Ward No 7, and several alleys in Wards No 10, 15, 16, and 17. According to the metropolis, it has installed pipes in Mangala Galli, Mulmi Galli, Ghanti Galli, Tindhara Galli, and Kalakar Galli in Ward No 10.
A Ramble to nostalgic alleys!
Fire controllers from the Juddha Barun Yantra Karyalaya are testing the installed pipes. They plan to use the dry riser, a dry pipeline, to extinguish fires in narrow streets and alleys where fire trucks cannot reach. When regular water flows through it, it becomes a wet riser.
The dry riser has inlets at both ends and outlets placed every 45-75 meters. Fire trucks pump water through the inlet, and they can access it from the outlet as needed. The delivery hose controls the fire, and water at a pressure of 8 bar can reach up to the seventh floor of a building.
