Guwahati

Water supply to remain disrupted until Monday in Guwahati

In view of ongoing work on the maintenance of the water pipelines, the Guwahati Municipal Corporation has announced that the water supply will be disrupted for a few days.

Sentinel Digital Desk

 STAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI: In view of ongoing work on the maintenance of the water pipelines, the Guwahati Municipal Corporation has announced that the water supply will be disrupted for a few days. The Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) has announced that the disruption of water supply in some parts of Guwahati is expected to continue until September 4 due to technical problems. They had earlier announced that the water supply would remain disrupted for two days, that is, September 1 and 2, and have now extended the duration of the same.

These disruptions were part of the ongoing process of modifications and the shifting of the existing 450-mm-diameter water pumping main station from the Panbazar Water Treatment Plant to the Sarania Reservoir. The new notification mentions that the work that started on the night of September 1 is now expected to be completed by the night of September 4. The list of areas facing problems because of the disruption of the water supply includes Chatribari, Paltanbazar, Rehabari, Kacharibasti, B Barua Road, Ulubari, Gandhibasti, South Sarania, Lachit Nagar, Bhangagarh, Rajgarh, and Pub Sarania.

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