CHENNAI: The Chennai Metropolitan Water Supply and Sewerage Board (CMWSSB) has announced that the piped water supply will be suspended in several parts of the city from 8 am on July 30 to 10 pm on August 1.
This disruption is necessary to carry out interconnection work between a newly laid 2,000-mm diameter drinking water main and the existing main pipeline.
The new line runs from the Chembarambakkam Water Treatment Plant to the Poonamallee Bypass Road, and the integration is aimed at enhancing the city’s drinking water distribution network. Supply will be affected in Zone 7 (Ambattur), Zone 8 (Anna Nagar), Zone 9 (Teynampet), Zone 10 (Kodambakkam), Zone 11 (Valasaravakkam), Zone 12 (Alandur), and Zone 13 (Adyar). Parts of Tambaram City Municipal Corporation will also be impacted.
The CMWSSB has advised residents in these areas to store sufficient quantities of drinking water in advance. For emergency requirements, water tankers can be booked through https://cmwssb.tn.gov.in under the ‘Dial for Water’ service.
The Metro Water board has assured that areas without piped connections, and the locations that usually experience low water pressure, will continue to receive water through tankers and public taps without any disruption.