Nagpur: Water supply across nine of Nagpur’s 10 zones, including key hospitals, railway installations and institutional feeders, will be disrupted for 18 hours due to a planned shutdown of Pench I, II, III and IV Water Treatment Plants (WTPs) from 10 am on February 10 to 4 am on February 11, the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) announced.The shutdown is being undertaken to carry out urgent leakage repair work on the 900mm diameter Amrut feeder main near Mangalwari Garden Road, a critical pipeline supplying treated water to large parts of the city. NMC officials said the repair is necessary to prevent further water loss and stabilise pressure in the distribution network.
Due to the shutdown, water supply will be affected in Laxmi Nagar, Dharampeth, Hanuman Nagar, Dhantoli, Nehru Nagar, Gandhibagh, Satranjipura, Ashi Nagar and Mangalwari zones, leaving only 1 zone unaffected during the repair window.In Laxmi Nagar zone, affected consumer areas include Laxmi Nagar (old and new), Gayatri Nagar, Pratap Nagar, Khamla, Takliseem, Jaitala and Trimurti Nagar. Dharampeth zone will see disruption in Ram Nagar ESR and GSR areas, Civil Lines, Seminary Hills, Dhantoli, Futala Line, Tekdi Wadi and institutional feeders.Water supply will also be hit in Hanuman Nagar zone, covering Chinchbhavan, Omkar Nagar (existing and new), Hudkeshwar, Narsala, Nalanda Nagar and Amrut Double Decker ESRs. In Dhantoli zone, Wanjari Nagar (old and new), Reshimbagh and Hanuman Nagar CAs will be affected.Nehru Nagar zone areas such as Sakkardara (1, 2 and 3), Bidipeth and Balaji Nagar will face disruption, while Gandhibagh zone will see an impact in Sitabuldi Fort area, Killa Mahal, Godrej Anandam and medical feeders. Satranjipura zone will be affected in Boriyapura ESR and feeder areas, Central Railway installations and Vahan Thikana.In Ashi Nagar, Nara, Nari, Jaripatka and NIT pockets will be impacted, while Mangalwari zone will see disruption in Gittikhadan, Gorewada GSR and ESR, Rajnagar and Sadar feeders.NMC has appealed to citizens to store sufficient water in advance and cooperate during the shutdown. For updates or assistance, consumers may contact the NMC–OCW Helpline at 1800 266 9899 or email contact@ocwindia.com.
