Kolkata: A large part of south Kolkata will go dry on Saturday as the KMC will shut the Garden Reach water treatment plant for repair and pipeline interconnection work in the high-diameter water pipes, and for the installation of major water valves and electromechanical drives, as well as regular maintenance work.
According to a KMC water supply dept official, the civic body will suspend supply from the Garden Reach waterworks after 10 am on Saturday. Supply will be restored at 6 am on Sunday.
KMC water supply dept sources said there would be no supply of filtered water from the Garden Reach water treatment plant to entire Behala, Tollygunge, Jadavpur and Garia. Water supply will also be hit in parts of Chetla, Kalighat, Rashbehari, Kasba, Garfa, Dhakuria, Golf Green, and some areas adjacent to EM Bypass. The KMC water supply department also took up repairs of leakages in the major pipelines and the installation of high-voltage motors and electrical appliances to ensure uninterrupted water supply during peak summer.