Parts of central and north Delhi will face partial disruption in water supply as operations at the Chandrawal water treatment plant are expected to halt due to emergency works, the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) said on Tuesday.
“Due to some urgent emergency works, there will be a shutdown of Chandrawal Water Works-2 on April 15 for six hours from 10 am onwards. Therefore, potable water supply from Chandrawal Water Works will remain affected or available at low pressure on April 15 and 16,” the DJB said in a statement.
List of areas that will experience water supply disruption
Below is the full list of areas potentially affected by emergency works:
- Hindu Rao Hospital and adjoining areas
- Kamla Najjar
- Shakti Nagar and adjoining areas
- Karol Bagh
- Paharganj and NDMC districts
- Old Rajender Nagar and new Rajender Nagar
- Patel Nagar East and Patel Nagar West
- Baljeet is a carpenter
- Prem Nagar
- Inderpuri and adjoining areas
- Parts of Delhi and South Delhi camp
When will the water supply be cut off?
The company said that the supply will either be cut off or remain at low pressure on April 15 and 16.
The Chandrawal Water Treatment Plant will be closed from 6 am to 10 am on April 15, the DJB said in its statement.
A senior DJB official told HT earlier that the impact is expected to be less severe than last month, and repair work should be completed quickly.
“Last month, the entire pump room was flooded and the motors were damaged. The scale is much smaller this time,” the official said.
The DJB has asked residents in the affected areas to use water carefully. “Residents can call emergency numbers to purchase water tankers,” the DJB statement said.
The Chandrawal WTP is the oldest water treatment facility in the national capital and has witnessed frequent breakdowns and disturbances.
On March 22, work at the Chandrawal WTP-2 station came to a complete halt after a 600 mm diameter main backwash pipeline near the pump room was damaged, causing flooding in the building. It took DJB nine days to restore the full display.
