VARANASI, Jan. 14 -- A new network of sewer lines, approximately 200 kilometre-lines, will be laid in 13 old wards of Varanasi at a cost of Rs.527 crore. These 13 wards, where drainage remains a major problem, will receive the new sewer lines. Considering this, mayor Ashok Tiwari spearheaded efforts to lay new pipelines in 18 old wards in the first phase. The government has now approved the laying of 200 kilometers of new sewer lines in 13 old wards at a cost of Rs.527 crore, Varanasi Nagar Nigam (VNN) said in a statement. Municipal commissioner Himanshu Nagpal said that the proposal for laying new sewer lines in the remaining five wards is likely to be approved by the Cabinet this week. This will benefit over four lakh people in approximately 100 localities, including the wards of Hukulganj, Nai Basti, Prahlad Ghat, Kritivashweshwar, Shivpurwa, Tulsipur, Birdopur, Kazipura, Shivala, Nagwa, Bagahada, Jangambadi, and Bengali Tola. The pipeline will be laid using trenchless technology, a method where pits are dug at street corners and the new pipeline is then laid throughout the entire street....