Water supply resumes as KTPS checks fly ash leakage

Nagpur: Water supply in half of Nagpur resumed on Sunday after it was interrupted due to ash contaminated water discharged by the Khaparkheda Thermal Power Station in Kanhan river.
Water works department officials confirmed the development and said it was restored on late Saturday itself. “No fly ash now and pumping has been normalised,” the official said.
On Saturday, with the whitish discharge flowing towards the natural nullah towards the Kamptee road bridge, it was observed that the ash filter on the nullah was in a completely collapsed condition. This led to discharge of fly ash water in Kanhan river.
As the Kanhan treatment plant could not treat the ash contaminated water of the river, the pumps located on the right bank of the river were stopped. This resulted in the Kanhan WTP operating at only 50% capacity affecting less and low-pressure water supply in the command areas connected to Kanhan feeder main. Residents coming under 28 elevated storage reservoirs from four zones of Ashi Nagar, Lakadganj, Satranjipura and Nehru Nagar zone faced water crisis on Saturday.
“The discharge of fly ash water in Kanhan River started after an ash filter on the nullah collapsed. KTPS constructed a new filter. In a couple of days, a new Nandgaon ash bund will be made operational to reduce the burn on Waregaon ash bund,” said KTPS chief engineer Raju Ghuge.