No water supply in Nashik city on Saturday
Nashik: Taps across the city will go dry on Saturday, May 10, as the Nashik Municipal Corporation and the Nashik Municipal Smart City Development Corporation Ltd will carry out repair works on major water distribution pipelines.Moreover, water will be supplied at low pressure the next day. Supply will be restored to normalcy only by Monday.The statement released by the water supply department of the civic body stated that there will be no water supplied in all the six divisions of the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC).The works by the NMSCDCL, under the supervisory control and data acquisition (Scada) system, are in progress at various water treatment plants (WTPs) and elevated water tanks in the city. The works are being carried out to install the Scada system at all the WTPs and other elevated water tanks on Saturday. Hence, there will be no water supplied in the entire city.Around 585 MLD of water is being supplied to Nashik city daily. Of this, 80% of the total water supply comes from the Gangapur dam, and the remaining 20% of the water is supplied to the city from Mukane and Darna dams.
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