Published On : Sat, Jan 23rd, 2016

Emergency shutdown to plug 3 major leakages preponed from January 23

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#Water supply from 5 ESR’s of Dhantoli ESR, Omkar Nagar New & Old ESR, Mhalgi Nagar ESR and Sreenagar DT affected for 2 days.

Sai Mandir leakageNagpur: Recently two major leakages were detected on 1100mm dia. Godhni WTP Feeder Line, one in vicinity of Bole Petrol Pump Square, on Amravati Road and another at VIP Road. Potable water from 1100 dia main
feeder line is going waste from these leakages. To plug these leakages on priority basis a 24-hours shutdown has been planned on January 24.

However, on same feeder line another major leakage detected near Sai Mandir on Wardha road on Friday night. The leakage intensity was very high and in emergency Nagpur Municipal Corporation and Orange City Water decided to preponed shutdown and immediately started leakage plugging work at Sai Mandir, on Wardha Road from January 23 at 8.30 am.

Following the preponed shutdown that started from January 23, water supply from five affected ESR s of Dhantoli ESR, Omkar Nagar New & Old ESR, Mahalgi Nagar ESR and Sreenagar DT will remain affected.

Areas to remain affected due to shut down are:
1. Dhantoli ESR- Dhantoli, Takiya Slum, Congress Nagar, Doctor Colony, Central Jail, Irrigation Colony, Sarasawati Nagar, Fakira Wadi.

2. Sreenagar DT – Arvind Society, Vijayanand Society, Narendra Nagar, Shrinagar, Suyog Nagar, Saket Nagar, 85plots.

Sai Mandir Work3. Omkar Nagar ESR- Jaibhim Nagar, Bhim Nagar, Parvathy Nagar, Jogi Nagar, Dhadiwal layout, New Babulkheda, Abhay Nagar, Jaiwand Nagar, Kasha Nagar, Rama Nagar, Rahate Nagar, Kunjilal peth, Rameswari, Vasant Nagar, Bhagawan Nagar, Howrapeth, Banerji layout, Chandra nagar, Naik Nagar, Balaji Nagar, Nalanda Nagar, Omkar Nagar, jai Gurudev Nagar, Shahu Nagar, Shrihari Nagar , Amba Nagar, Chintamani Nagar, Mangaldeep, Balaji nagar, Ulhas Nagar.

4. Mahalgi Nagar ESR – Rambhau Mahalginagar, Sainaka Nagar, New Mahalgi Nagar ( upper area ), New Mahalgi Nagar ( Lower area ), Gajanan Nagar, Sartaj Colony, Nehru Nagar, Sanjay Gandhi Nagar, Ashirwad Nagar (Lower Area), Ashirwad Nagar (upper Area), Rukhamini Nagar, Gurudeo Nagar, Shriram Nagar( upper Area), Shriram
Nagar( Lower Area), Udaya Nagar , Janki nagar, Awdooth Nagar, Shesh Nagar, Gurukunj Nagar, Adhyapak Nagar, Amar Nagar, Sanjay Gandhi slum, Shivshakthi Nagar, Sanmarg Nagar, New Nehru Nagar slum, Akash Nagar, Mahatma Gandhi Nagar, Ashtavinayak Nagar, Prerana Nagar, Vinayak nagar. Narsala & Hudkeshwar (Gramin)

During this leakage plugging work Mhalgi Nagar ESR (Overhead water tank) will remain dry for almost 24 hours, so water supply through Tankers from Mhalgi Nagar ESR to Narsala & Hudkeshwar (Gramin) and other areas will also not be possible.

As shutdown has extended from Jan 23 from 8.30 am to Jan 25 at 10 am NMC-OCW regrets the inconvenience caused to citizens.

NMC-OCW has appealed consumers to contact OCW Toll Free Number: 1800-266-9899 regarding any query, information or complaint related with water supply.