Kharar flyover work will hit Chandigarh water supply

CHANDIGARH: The city will face water shortage on three days — June 6, 9 and 12, as the Punjab State Power Corporation Limited (PSPCL) has to shift its transmission lines at Kharar flyover.
After the civic body received a letter from the PSPCL, its engineering department started planning on how to maintain the supply so that residents don’t suffer.
Sources in the MC engineering department said though the supply would be normal during morning hours, it would be severely affected during afternoon and evening hours. Water tankers will be kept ready and officers concerned of all divisions have been intimated.
“Since the power supply will be shut from 9am to 5pm, the evening water supply will mainly be through reserved tank situated in Sector 39. After 5pm, the supply will resume but at a slow pace. Therefore, residents will have to fill their tanks in the morning. After June 12, supply will remain normal without any interruption,” sources said.
A senior MC officer said, “As the Kharar flyover work is on, the PSPCL has to shift their transmission lines. The work was shut earlier due to Covid-19 and now it has resumed. They have to shift all the lines coming between the flyover and new lines have to be erected. We are ready with our plan and residents will not face any major problem.”
This is not the first time that PSPCL has shut the power supply due to construction of the flyover. Earlier too, such requests were sent to the authority and more are likely in the future till the work completes.