Vadodara: Around 4 lakh residents in the eastern and southern parts of Vadodara will face water supply disruptions for three days next week as the Vadodara Municipal Corporation (VMC) connects a new pipeline between the Ajwa reservoir and the Nimeta water treatment plant (WTP).

VMC has recently completed laying a mild-steel pipeline with a three-layer polyethylene coating to replace the old cast-iron line linking the reservoir to the filtration plant. The switchover to the new pipeline and associated connection work is expected to take around 48 hours. The work will begin on Tuesday, November 25th, after the morning water supply.

Water supply will be suspended on Tuesday evening, both morning and evening on Wednesday, and again on Thursday morning. Supply will gradually resume from Thursday, i.e., November 27th evening.

Areas likely to be affected include networks connected to the Panigate, Nalanda, Gajrawadi, Bapod, Sayajipura, Kapurai, and Lalbaug water tanks. Booster stations at Somatalav, Sankheda Dashalad Bhavan, Nanddham, Maheshnagar, and Mahanagar will also experience reduced supply.

VMC has advised residents to store sufficient water in advance and use it judiciously until normal supply resumes on Thursday evening.

Which areas under which water tank will not receive water?

Panigate Tank: Areas including Char Darwaza, Baranpura, Chokhandi, Nyay Mandir, Jubilee Baug, Dandiya Bazaar, Kishanwadi, Mahavir Chaurasta, Vaghodia Road, and Dudhwala Mohalla are covered. Approximately 60,000 to 70,000 residents will be affected.

Nalanda Tank: Areas opposite Nalanda Tank, Vaghodia Road, Parivar Chaurasta, Reva Park Garden, and surrounding neighborhoods. Around 50,000 residents will be affected.

Gajrawadi Tank: Areas behind Gajrawadi Tank, Vihar, Tokis area, Pratapnagar, Dabhoi Road, Ganeshnagar, Ambika Society, Rishi Park, Vishwakarma, and surrounding neighborhoods. Approximately 50,000 residents will be affected.

Bapod Tank: Areas around Savita Hospital, Gurukul Chaurasta, Aditya Party Plot, Vaikunth-1, Pradhan Mantri Awas, and opposite Ambe School. Around 30,000 residents will be affected.

Sayajipura Tank: Areas including Kanha City, Jai Yogeshwar, Kamalnagar Talav, Avadh City, Sayaji Township, and around Whitewood. Approximately 50,000 residents will be affected.

Kapurai Tank: Areas behind Narayan School, Govardhan Township, up to Kubeshwar Road Highway, including Riddhi Siddhi, Darshanam Gururaj, Palm Residency, Rajnagar Kanha Heights, and Shramjivan Society. Around 50,000 residents will be affected.