CHENNAI: CHENNAI: The Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (CMWSSB) will temporarily halt piped drinking water in several areas under 7 zones on January 28 due to the installation of water-flow measuring device on the main pipelines of purification plant in Puzhal with the 300-million-litre capacity.
Hence, the Metro Water board stated that drinking water supply through pipelines will be suspended on January 28 (from 10 am to 8 pm) in 28 areas in 7 zones and two areas – Avadi and Nagammai Nagar in Avadi Corporation.
The water will be stopped at Kathivakkam, Thazhamkuppam, Neithal Nagar, Ramasamy Nagar in Tiruvottiyur (Zone 1). In Manali and Madhavaram (Zone 2 and 3), various areas including Manali New Town, Kosapur, MMDA mathur, Vadaperumbakkam, and Thanikachalam Nagar will not receive piped drinking water. Several areas including Vyasarpadi, Korukkupet, Kolathur, Perambur, Pullianthope, Korattur, Ambattur, Sitco nagar and Anna Nagar under Tondiarpet (Zone 4), Thiru Vi Ka Nagar (Zone 6), Ambattur (Zone 7) and Anna Nagar (Zone 8) will not receive piped drinking water on Tuesday.
The release noted that for emergency needs, water can be requested through tankers by registering on the board’s website at https://cmwssb.tn.gov.in. Also, water supply through tankers will be provided without interruption to areas without water connections and those with low pressure.
Meanwhile, the CMWSSB will carry out maintenance work of the sewage pipeline at MKB Nagar in Tondiarpet today from 10 pm to 12 am tomorrow. So, the sewage pumping stations in Tondiarpet, Thiru Vi Ka Nagar and Anna Nagar zones will not function. There could be sewage overflow and stagnation for the next two days.
In case of sewage stagnation, call the area engineers at...
· Tondiarpet (Zone 4): 8144930904, 8144930209, and 8144930254
· Thiru Vi Ka Nagar (Zone 6): 8144930906, 8144930215, 8144930216, 8144930217, and 8144930256
· Anna Nagar (Zone 8): 8144930908, 8144930221 and 8144930258