Nagpur: Water supply to Binaki ESR areas off for 12 hours on October 28 for meter work

A shutdown will be taken on the Binaki ESR branch feeder in Nagpur on October 28. The work will be carried out by Nagpur NMC-OW, and no water will be available from the feeder for a full 12 hours, from 10 am to 10 pm.

During this time, the inlet flow meter of the Binaki ESR will be repaired and replaced. Improvement work will also be taken up at other locations.

The Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) has said water supply to some areas that depend on this feeder will be affected. Localities in three zones connected to the Binaki ESR will be hit. The areas in each zone are listed below.

The first zone is Binaki Existing ESR CA. It includes Panchsheel Nagar, Adarsh Nagar, Rani Durgapati Chowk, Mahendra Nagar, Maharshi Dayanand Nagar, Panchkuan, Nagaland Bagh Corner, Khante Nagar, Sujata Nagar, Faruk Nagar, Nai Basti, Bacha Buddhaji Nagar, Kumbhartoli and Kabrastan Nagar.

The second zone, Binaki ESR 1 CA, covers Sangam Nagar, Hamid Nagar, KGN Society Pravesh Nagar, Yashodhara Nagar, Sandharsh Nagar, Pedes Basti, Yogi Arvind Nagar, Shivshakti Nagar, Pawan Nagar, Operaway colony, the Tipu Sultan Square area and Mehboob Pura.

The third zone is Binaki ESR 2 CA. The shutdown will affect Indira Mata Nagar, Sanjay Gandhi Nagar, God Mohan, Anand Nagar, the Rani Durgavati Chowk area, the Kanji House area, the Mohammed Rafi Square area, Ekta Nagar, Yadav Nagar, the Yadav Nagar housing colony, Sudam Nagar, Vimurkar Layout, Tatagh at Nagar, Sambandh Nagar, Bande Nawaz Nagar, Pujari Colony, Dhamma Deep Nagar, Panchwati Nagar, Bokde Colony and Bank Colony.

With the supply to be shut, the civic administration has appealed to residents of the affected areas to store the water they need before the shutdown begins. It has also asked them to use water sparingly and sensibly during this period.

The NMC has also asked residents to cooperate so that there is no inconvenience until supply is restored. Households in all three zones should prepare for taps to run dry from 10 am to 10 pm on October 28.