Agra: A major part of the city, including Nunihai, Kala Mahal, parts of Jeevani Mandi, Gokulpura, Ahirpara, Roshan Mohalla and Sadar Bhatti, witnessed water scarcity on Friday as one of three water treatment plants at Jeevani Mandi water works station stopped working.
The facility, with a capacity of 90 million liters per day (MLD), will remain closed for the next month and a half for maintenance and restoration works.
As the other two plants at Jeevani Mandi station are working, water supply will not entirely stop in the affected areas, but it will get limited.
Chief engineer of Jal Nigam, RK Garg, said, “Under the Gangajal project, maintenance and renovation work at the 90 MLD capacity old water treatment plant has been initiated.
Officials have been directed to get the work done as soon as possible.” The Jeevani Mandi water works station, which caters to a major part of the city, had a total capacity of 225 MLD till now.
It has two water treatment plants of 90 MLD each and one of 45 MLD.
The capacity of Jeevani Mandi has now reduced to 135 MLD.
It has a capacity of 144 MLD and works at almost full capacity.
A senior engineer of Jal Sansthan said, “The renovation and maintenance of the plant will take over one month.
Maintaining water supply across the city will be a challenge.