Parts of Delhi to face water supply disruption from Feb 20-21

Certain parts of the national capital will face a water supply disruption from the evening of February 20 to the morning of February 21 due to maintenance work, the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) announced on Friday.

As per the official statement, the affected areas include Bakhtawarpur, Jhangola, Tigipur, Kushak No. 111, Mahammadpur, Ramjanpur, Singhu, Palla, Tajpur, Akbarpur Mazra, Alipur, Jindpur, Bakoli, Khampur, Budhpur, Hamidpur villages, Holambi Kalan, Khera Kalan, Khera Khurd, Naya Bans, Mamurpur, Pana Udhyan/Paposian Narela, various colonies of Narela including V/A colonies, regularized colonies, JJ Cluster, DDA area, Narela Industrial area, Metro Vihar Phase I and II, Holambi Kalan villages, Nangli Poona villages, Kadipur village, Mukhemelpur village, Ibrahimpur village, Sant Nagar, Burari, Sanjay Gandhi Transport Nagar, Samaipur village, Badli village, Libaspur, and Sirsapur village.

The statement explained that the disruption is due to interconnection work of newly installed 900 mm and 1500 mm diameter inlet water mains at Palla, which will lead to either no water supply or low water pressure during the specified period.

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As a result of the maintenance work, the water supply will be temporarily halted, and residents in the affected areas are urged to use water judiciously.

Additionally, the DJB stated that water tankers will be made available on request through its helpline or central control room.

(With inputs from PTI)