Water supply to 6 towns, 425 villages of north Gujarat on halt for two days


Mehsana, 7 October 2014

Due to breakdown in a pipeline connecting the intek well and filter plant of Dharoi dam water project, 6 towns and 425 villages of north Gujarat region will not get water supply on Tuesday and Wednesday.

People in affected areas of Patan, Mehsana and Banaskantha districts in north Gujarat will need to explore alternative option for water for two days. Six municipal towns that are to be affected include Palanpur in Banaskantha district, Patan in Patan district and Visnagar, Kheralu, Unjha and Vadnagar in Mehsana district.

Water supply from intek well of Dharoi project first goes to filter plant. After filtration process, it is supplied to 6 towns and 425 villages of north Gujarat.
A team of engineers started repair work on Monday after they found breakdown in a pipe line connecting intek well to filtration plant. The repair task will take two days, during which water supply will not be possible.