Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has announced a planned water-supply shutdown on November 16 for several areas in the city’s north-western and south-western zones, citing repairs to a trunk main linked to the Jaspur 200 MLD Water Treatment Plant and the shifting of another pipeline near Sarkhej. The civic body has advised residents in the affected areas to store water in advance and use it sparingly.
According to the AMC notice, all staggered water supplies after the morning supply on November 16 will remain shut in areas fed by trunk mains connected to the Jaspur plant. Water supply on November 17 will be provided depending on the quantity of water available, the notice said.
One of the planned works involves the 1,300-mm-diameter trunk main near Lilapur village and Lilapur lake. The speed rod of the scour valve on the line has deteriorated and will be replaced during the shutdown. Scour valves are used in water-supply systems to release water and sediment from pipelines during maintenance and operational work.
The second work concerns a 750-mm-diameter mild-steel trunk main on the Sarkhej National Highway. The line, located near Amber Tower and Classic Home on the route from Kadila Circle towards the Agricultural Produce Market Committee, will be shifted because it is obstructing drainage rehabilitation work.
The affected locations listed in the AMC notice include Gota ward, covering Gota TP-55; Bodakdev ward, including Rajpath TP-50; and Thaltej ward, covering Bhadaj TP-406 and Hebatpur TP-53/A. The notice also identifies Shela village and the Bopal-Ghuma area as affected locations.
In the Sarkhej-Maktampura ward, all areas under the listed water distribution stations will be affected. The notice does not provide a separate restoration time for each distribution station or specify whether supply on November 17 will return to the normal staggered schedule. Instead, it links the next day’s supply to the water available after the shutdown-related work.
The planned interruption highlights the operational dependence of several growing western Ahmedabad neighbourhoods on major trunk mains and treatment-plant-linked distribution networks. It also shows how maintenance work on drainage infrastructure can require changes to existing water pipelines, creating temporary service disruptions across areas beyond the immediate construction site.
The AMC has asked residents to take note of the shutdown, store the water they need beforehand and avoid unnecessary consumption. The next scheduled development is the completion of the trunk-main repair and shifting work, followed by water distribution on November 17 according to available stock.
