With the maintenance and repair works on the main pipeline, the water supply though Narmada river would be disrupted in several areas of the city on November 29 and November 30. On November 29 the Narmada water supply line would be completely shut down for repair works.
BMC Commissioner Vishesh Garhpale instructed the concern officials during a meeting to arrange and procure essential equipments and should made necessary arrangements before the beginning of the maintenance and repair work on November 29 and it should be ensured that the work should be completed speedily. Under the Narmada water supply project, pumps, butterfly valve, non-return valve and other equipments at water filtration plant at Khatpura would be repaired or replaced according to the requirement. The work would start at around 10 am on November 29 and the water supply pipe line would be shut down till November 30.
All the pump houses at Hirani village near Shahganj would be shut down. Due to the shut down at Shymala pump house Ahata Rustam Khan, Professor Colony, Ginnori, Chatipura, Budhwara, Itwara and Pump house at GSR Birla Mandir shut down will affect Jehangirabad market area, Aam wali gali, state garage, Kolipura, Ahirpura, bank colony, Vashundhra colony, Bagh Dilkhusha, Antodya Nagar, lala lajpat rai colony, Vikas colony, Arjun Nagar, Rajeev Nagar, Durga Nagar. In these areas water would be supplied at low pressure. Water supply closure would be witnessed in complete area of Tulsi Nagar due to closure of 5.0 MGD pump house at Birla Mandir. In Zone 8 Abhiruchi Parisar Padmnabh Nagar, Ashok Vihar and Ashoka Garden would not receive water.
Among other zones, some areas of zone 09, 12, 13 and 14 would not receive water.