Noida: With Ganga water supply suspended for annual maintenance, several areas of Noida, including sectors 71, 72, 31, 55 and 56, are struggling to meet their water requirements.
It also directed officials to ensure adequate water supply wherever necessary. “The situation has become dire over the past six days. the situation this time is unprecedented While such disruptions happen every year. After complaints, the Authority sent water tankers, forcing residents to queue up with buckets. “There is virtually no water supply.
Noida’s current water demand is around 406 million litres per day (MLD). Under normal circumstances, the city receives around 415 MLD of Ganga water. Around 80% of Noida’s water supply depends on Ganga, the remainder comes from tubewells and rainwater sources, officials said. We have around 7,000 residents relying on this water supply. But it is quite a challenge for people living on third or fourth floor to carry buckets.” said RWA general secretary of Shiv Shakti, Sector 71. There are around 2,000 residents, and most are not receiving water…,” said Satish Pandey, president of the Sector 72 RWA. Satyanarayan Goel, president of the Sector 55 RWA, said residents had been facing inadequate water pressure for the past seven days, with supply lasting less than an hour.
A notice issued by the Noida authority’s water department on October 15, reviewed by HT, said Ganga water supply would remain affected till November 7 from October 21 due to annual maintenance of canal. The private water is also costing us more due to high demand.
Residents said they are dependent on private water tankers to actually meet their daily needs during this festive season apart from the Noida authority’s water supply. some residents said they never experienced such a severe water shortage Although the annual shutdown is a routine exercise. “We have around 8,000 people living in the sector, and residents are relying on private water tankers,” he said. KK Jain, general secretary of the Federation of Noida Residents Welfare Association (FONRWA), said the authority should deploy tankers equipped with pumps to supply water directly to household tanks.
