Mangaluru: The water supply under Mangalore City Corporation shall be disrupted due to emergency work at the jackwell of the LLPS – 1, 18MGD and the 80.7 MLD C plant located in Thumbay here in Dakshina Kannada District.
Due to the emergency works, the City will see disrupted water supply starting 6.00 am Thursday October 28, and ending 6.00 am Saturday October 30. The public has been informed that there will be variation in water supply.
The public has been urged to take stock of the situation, and co-operate with the MCC, stated a press release.
MCC clarification
Further, Mangaluru City Corporation in a press release has informed the apprehensive citizens that there is no need to panic with the disruption of water supply.
MCC press release stated that the jackwell that was constructed in 1971 near Thumbe Water Dam with the objective of supplying water across Mangaluru City has turned structurally weak. Certain sections have already begun falling apart and posing danger. Complete damage will cause major discontinuation in water supply across the City. In order to avoid such circumstances, the jackwell is being renovated under Mangaluru Smart City Programme, the release added.
The project must go alongside the supply of drinking water. Therefore, pausing water pumping during the course of reconstruction is necessary. The public is hereby informed that a Shutdown schedule has been formulated by the MCC noting that there will be water supply for the next two months. As a part of the reconstruction assignment, there will be no water supply for the next 48 hours, the MCC authorities clarified.
