Water supply to be hit in parts of Delhi on Jan 18, Jan 19

Water supply in several areas of Delhi will face disruptions on January 18 and January 19 due to essential maintenance work, including the installation of a flowmeter at the Sonia Vihar Water Treatment Plant, Delhi Jal Board (DJB) said on Tuesday.

Residents are urged to ensure an adequate water stock, and water tankers will be made available upon request, according to the advisory.

The notice from DJB said, “As a result of the installation of a flowmeter in the South Delhi rising main at Sonia Vihar WTP and other maintenance works, the water supply in South Delhi main from Sonia Vihar Water Treatment Plant will be affected for a period of 16 hours. There will be no water supply on January 18 from 10 am until the morning of January 19”.

Areas to be impacted include Kallash Nagar, Sarai Kale Khan, Jal Vihar, Lajpat Nagar, Moolchand Hospital, Greater Kailash, Vasant Kunj, Devli, Ambedkar Nagar, Okhla, Kalkaji, and Govindpuri.

Additionally, the following areas will experience a 16-hour water supply disruption starting from January 18: Shyam Nagar Colony, Okhla Sabzi Mandi, Amar Colony, Dakshin Puri, Panchsheel Park, Shahpur Jat, Kotla Mubarak Pur, Sarita Vihar, Sidhartha Nagar, Apollo, Malviya Nagar, Chhatarpur, and certain parts of the NDMC area. (With inputs from PTI)