Public Health Engineering Department issues ‘No water supply' notice in Manipur

• IMPHAL — The Public Health Engineering Department (PHED) in Manipur has issue ‘No water supply’ notice since the last two weeks following lowering of water level in rivers.
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• The executive engineer of Thoubal PHED division on Saturday informed the public that there would be no water supply in the area under the jurisdiction of Lilong Arapti Water Supply scheme for the time due to lean season and lowering of river water below the base level.
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• The office also requested the public to bear with the office till the situation
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• improves. It further regretted for causing inconvenience in its service to the public.

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• On April 7, the executive engineer of water supply maintenance division Number-II of the PHED informed the public that there would be no water supply in the area under the jurisdiction of Ningthempukhri and Canchipur water supply schemes due to lean season and lowering of river water below the base level.
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• “The office also requested the public to bear with the office till the situation improves,” says the Directorate of Information and Public Relations in a press release.
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• It further expressed regret for causing inconvenience in its service to the public.
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• Similarly, the executive engineer of water supply maintenance division number-II of the PHED on April 4, in a separate press release, informed the public that there would be no water supply in the area under the jurisdiction of Singjamei Ward Number 17 that is Singjamei Sapam Leikai, Singjamei Leishangthem Leikai,Singjamei Oinam Leikai, Singjamei Okram Leikai, Singjamei Mayengbam Leikai, Singjamei Waikhom Leikai and Khongang Pheidekpi will not be able to supply water due to lean season and lowering of river water below the base level.
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• The office also requested the public to bear with the department till the situation improves.
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• Additionally, PHED informed that the Chinga water treatment plant would be unable to supply water to the consumers under its jurisdiction due to unavailability of raw water.
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• Normal water supply would resume as soon as raw water is available for treatment at the Chinga intake point, it added.
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• Around 17 water supply plants in and around Imphal hardly supply 70 million litre per day against its installed capacity of 101.3 million litre per day. There are 3.5 lakh population in Imphal areas.
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• Power shutdown: The Manipur State Power Distribution Company Limited (MSPDCL) has announced a plan power shutdown on April 13 to facilitate maintenance work. According to the deputy manager division No. II, a shutdown of 33kv Sangaiprou line has been scheduled from 11 am to 1 pm for the erection of a 9 metre STP for the Tera feeder.
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• As a result, consumers in parts of Keishampat, Sagolband, Changangei, Malom and Ghari will experience a disruption in power supply during the specified hours. MSPDCL has requested public understanding and expressed regret for the inconvenience caused.