Children wade flooded streets after Tala pipeline burst

Children bathe in waterlogged streets in Kolkata after a major 72 inch underground drinking water pipeline ruptured near Tala Bridge and Tala Tank on 9 November 2026, flooding residential areas.

Repair crews scrambled to Tala Bridge and Tala Tank in Kolkata after a 72 inch underground drinking water pipeline burst on 9 November 2026, causing severe waterlogging across the neighbourhood.

A commuter rides through heavily waterlogged streets near Tala Bridge in Kolkata after a 72 inch underground drinking water pipeline ruptured on 9 November 2026, disrupting traffic and daily movement.

Shops and residential areas near Tala Bridge in Kolkata remained waterlogged after a 72 inch underground drinking water pipeline burst on 9 November 2026, severely disrupting the local community.

Commercial establishments and housing in the Tala Tank neighbourhood of Kolkata were still inundated hours after a 72 inch drinking water main ruptured on 9 November 2026, raising concerns over the city's ageing civic infrastructure.

Persistent flooding in the Tala Bridge and Tala Tank zone of Kolkata kept shops shuttered and streets impassable on 9 November 2026, following the rupture of a large diameter 72 inch underground water pipeline.

Railway tracks near Tala Bridge in Kolkata were fully submerged following the rupture of a 72 inch underground drinking water pipeline on 9 November 2026, posing a potential risk to train operations in the area.

The zone adjacent to railway tracks near Tala Bridge and Tala Tank, Kolkata, remained under water on 9 November 2026 after a 72 inch underground drinking water pipeline burst, compounding the disruption to the area.

Hours after a 72 inch underground drinking water pipeline ruptured near Tala Tank in Kolkata on 9 November 2026, the stretch alongside the railway tracks remained deeply submerged, hampering access and repair efforts.

Residents were seen walking across submerged railway tracks near Tala Bridge in Kolkata on 9 November 2026, after the burst of a 72 inch underground drinking water pipeline left the entire corridor under water.

Railway tracks at Tala Tank in Kolkata lay submerged in standing water on 9 November 2026 as repair teams worked to control the breach in a 72 inch underground drinking water main near Tala Bridge.

As repair crews worked to plug the breach in a 72 inch underground drinking water pipeline near Tala Bridge, Kolkata, railway tracks in the area remained submerged on 9 November 2026, underlining the scale of the civic infrastructure failure.

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