Kanhan WTP Intake well strainers choked
Nagpur: Following heavy rains all the 16 gates of Navegaon Khairy Dam are still open causing heavy flood at Kanhan river. As a result there is extremly high level of water with strong current in the river near intake and has completely chocked all the intake well strainers.
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2 May 2025
Due to this, there is no pumping from Kanhan WTP since 03:00 AM. Pumping totally stopped.
Following this water supply in 28 ESR’s from 4 zones of AasiNagar zone, Nehru Nagar zone, Lakadganj & Satranjipura zones are affected.
By today afternoon it is expected that some dam gates of Navegaon Khairi will be closed and water level will reduce. Then after cleaning strainers only , the pumping from may resume & water supply in affected areas may be normalized.
It is also not safe to send scuba divers in such flood like situation with huge water current. NMC-OCW are watching the situation. After reducing some current we will send scuba divers to clean the strainer chockages .It is expected by afternoon.
