Nagpur: Water supply to several parts of the city is likely to be affected on Oct 6 and 7 due to scheduled shutdowns at Pench-4 and Pench-1 water treatment plants (WTPs) and the 33kV NMC feeder at Navegaon Khairy for maintenance and repair works.
The longest shutdown will be at Pench-4 WTP, where supply will remain affected for 36 hours, from 10am on Oct 6 to 10pm on Oct 7. NMC-OCW will carry out two interconnection works on 1,400mm x 1,400mm pipelines near Mankapur Nallah for pipeline shifting and replace the inlet flow meter at Omkar Nagar New ESR. Pench-1 WTP will remain shut for 18 hours, from 10am on Oct 6 to 4am on Oct 7. Separately, the 33kV NMC feeder at Navegaon Khairy will remain shut from 10am to 3pm on Oct 6. Consumers can contact the NMC-OCW helpline at 1800 266 9899 for assistance.
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