Residents of southwest Delhi in the capital suffered disrupted water supply on Wednesday. In a statement issued by the DJB on Wednesday, water supply will not be available in several areas of southwest Delhi till September 17 due to a disruption at the Dichaon Kalan underground reservoir because of heavy rains.
In a statement issued earlier, the DJB had said that water supply will be unavailable in parts of southwest Delhi till September 20. Residents can call on toll-free numbers — 18001217744 and 8527995818 — to book water tankers.
“Water will not be available through the pipeline till September 17 tentatively till repairs are completed. Till then, water will be made available to the residents through tankers,” the DJB said.
DJB official said that RWA’s and people of the area have been informed about it earlier and approx. 30 to 35 tankers have been deputed by the DJB to cater to the needs of residents of the affected area.
The affected areas are Gopal Nagar, Lokesh Park, Dichaon village, Mitraon village, Kair village, Surakhpur, Shiv Enclave, Hira Park, Najafgarh Park, Nirmal Vihar, Gupta Market, Aggarwal Colony, Ekta Vihar, Gopal Nagar group of colonies, Krishna Vihar and Shri Krishan Colony.
Water supply has also been disrupted in Aradhna Enclave, Baba Haridass Nagar, Baba Haridass Colony, Sainik Enclave, Naveen Palace, Vinobha Enclave and Extension, Surya Kunj and Sarswati Kunj, Jharoda village, Mahesh Garden, Janta Vihar and Extension and Satyam Puram and the adjoining group of colonies.