No drinking water supply in Guntur for three days from August 31

Residents in several parts of Guntur city will face disruption in drinking water supply from the evening of August 31 to the morning of September 2 owing to interconnection works on the main pipeline, Municipal Commissioner Puli Srinivasulu announced on Friday (August 29).

According to the Commissioner, Guntur Municipal Corporation (GMC) engineers have scheduled interconnection of a 900-mm diameter drinking water pipeline between Nehru Nagar reservoir and the HLR reservoir at the Nehru Nagar pump house and Sanjeevaiah Nagar railway gate. To facilitate this work, the filtration point at Thakkellapadu head water works will remain shut.

Water will be supplied as usual on August 31 morning but not from that evening. Partial restoration is expected on the evening of September 2, with full normal supply resuming on September 3 morning.

Areas likely to be affected include HLR, Stambalagaruvu, Gujjanagundla, AT Agraharam, AMC, Housing Board Colony, Court Compound, KVP Colony, Vikas Nagar, Syamala Nagar, Hanumaiah Nagar, Nehru Nagar, Rajiv Gandhi Nagar, Bongaralabeedu, Vasantharayapuram, Sarada Colony, Reddypalem, and Gorantla, among others.

The Commissioner appealed to citizens to cooperate with the GMC and make necessary arrangements in advance, while directing Assistant Engineers to ensure water tankers are ready for supply during the disruption.