Srinagar, Feb 21: Ahead of the 30-hour water shutdown, the Jal Shakti Department (JSD) has kept over 2.61 liters of water stock available for the consumers in the areas where the water supply would remain affected from tomorrow.
A top official in the JSD told the news agency—Kashmir News Observer (KNO) that 15 water tanks with the capacity of 9,000 liters each have already been kept available for the consumers while additional 14 water tankers with the capacity of 9,000 liters have been brought from different areas to ensure that the consumers in the affected areas would not face any hardships.
“In order to cater the needs of people in the next 30 hours from tomorrow, we have made available a total of 29 water tankers with 9,000 liters each. We will ensure that nobody faces inconvenience in the next 30 hours from (Saturday),” he said.
The 29 water tankers having a capacity of 2.61 lakh liters water has been stocked for the consumers
Pertinently, the Executive Engineer Water Works Division Srinagar had on last Tuesday issued an “urgent public notice” regarding a 30-hour shutdown of the Sindh Power Canal HEP Old Ganderbal and desilting of the Forebay.
As per the Urgent Public Notice, this shutdown is scheduled to take place from ‘22nd to 23rd February 2025’ as part of necessary repair work by the Department of Civil Investigation & Design Wing, JKPDC.
As a result of this work, raw water supply to the Water Treatment Plants of Nishat, Alusteng, and Rangil will be severely impacted. Consequently, potable water supply will be affected in major parts of Srinagar City and surrounding areas.
The advisory also reads, the affected areas include: Zakoora, Gulab Bagh, Alusteng, Shuhama, Hadoora, Chatterhama, Khalmulla, Habak, Naseem Bagh, Busserbagh, Malla Bagh, Pandach, Buchpora, Soura, Anchar, Bohlouhpora, Zoonimar, Nowshera, Bagh I Ali Mardan Khan, Zadibal, Hawal, Alamgari Bazar, Rajouri Kadal, Nallahmar, Nawakadal, Bohori Kadal, Nowhatta, Lal Bazar, Hazratbal, Sadribal, Nigeen, Saida Kadal, Rainawari, Khanyar, Khayam, Nowpora, Dalgate, Konkhan, Gagribal, Nehru Park, Dal areas, Brein, Gupkar, Sonwar, Indra Nagar, Shivpora, Batwara, Pandrethan, Lal Chowk, Court road, Residency Road, M.A road, Bishembar Nagar, Babademb, Fateh Kadal, Barbarshah, Fateh Kadal, Habba Kadal, Gow Kadal, Shaheed Gunj, Karan Nagar, Kakasarai, Balgarden, Chattabal, Kawdara, Eidgah, Mahrajgunj, Zaina Kadal, Saidpora, Bemina, Firdous Abad, Parts of Batmaloo, Qamarwari, ZainaKoot, Noorabad, Umerabad, and adjacent areas.
The advisory also reads the general public is hereby notified through the medium of this notice to store a sufficient supply of water to meet the demands. Furthermore, the hospitals functioning in and around Srinagar City are requested to keep close liaison with the PHE authorities during the shutdown period. For any complaints/grievances regarding scarcity/shortage of water supply, the general public is requested to contact the PHE Provincial Control Room, which remains functional round the clock for the service of the general public.
It reads that the contact numbers of the provincial control room are: 0194-2477207, 0194-2452047 (Landline Numbers), and WhatsApp Numbers: 9419413914, 9419413915—(KNO)
