Indore water supply to several urban areas is expected to be affected on October 27 after all pumps supplying water through Narmada Phase 1 and Phase 2 were shut down for pipeline interconnection, leak repairs and maintenance. The shutdown began at 10.20 am on Monday and is expected to continue for 11 to 12 hours, according to a release cited by the Times of India.
The interruption will affect water distribution from 19 tanks across the city during the morning supply cycle. Residents in the affected areas have been asked to use water sparingly while the repair and interconnection work is carried out.
A 1,100 mm-diameter pipeline is being interconnected near the Kesarbagh railway crossing. Repair work is also under way on leaks at MCTE, Mhow, and on a 1,200 mm pipeline located inside the culvert on Mhow Road near the Post Office.
Additional maintenance is being carried out on a 900 mm pipeline at the Bijalpur control room, a 400 mm pipeline in Annapurna, a 600 mm MS pipeline near DIET and the BF-3 pipeline. The simultaneous shutdown of the Narmada Phase 1 and Phase 2 pumps is linked to the need to carry out these works within the water-supply network.
The tanks listed as affected are Annapurna, Scheme No. 103, Chhatribagh, Rajmohalla, Dravid Nagar, Lokmanya Nagar, Maharana, Narwal, Agarbatti, Kushwah Mohalla, Banganga, Subhash Chowk, Sadar Bazaar, Jinsi Haat, Malhar Ashram, Gandhi Hall, Bhakt Prahlad Nagar, MOG Line and Jai Hind Nagar.
The affected locations include residential neighbourhoods as well as areas with major public, commercial and institutional activity. The precise duration of disruption in each locality will depend on the completion of the interconnection, leak-repair and maintenance work and the subsequent restoration of pumping and distribution operations.
The release said drinking water would be supplied through tankers in affected areas as required. Residents have been advised to limit consumption until the water-supply schedule is restored. The October 27 morning supply is expected to be impacted in the areas served by the 19 listed tanks.
