North, central & large parts of south Kolkata to go dry tomorrow

KOLKATA: The Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) water supply department will suspend supply from Palta treatment plant after 9 am on Monday for repair, maintenance, and overhaul of the century-old treatment plant that caters to the water supply needs of nearly 65% of the city's population. Supply will be restored from 6am the next day, said a civic official.

According to a KMC water supply department official, no supply will be available from Tala tank on Monday (after 9 am) to the entire north and central Kolkata areas and large parts of south Kolkata.

"We will take up the installation and repair of higher diameter valves, electro-mechanical drives, high tension pumps, leakage repairing work on higher diameter pipelines, and various maintenance work at Palta waterworks," said a civic official.

There will also be no supply in large areas of Bidhannagar and S Dum Dum Municipality.


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