Arsenic-free water supply disrupted

Statesman News Service

MALDA, 19 NOV: Arsenic-free drinking water distribution was disrupted since last Tuesday, in the entire zone of Manikchak, Kaliachak-II and parts of English Bazaar block and town due to a mechanical failure.

Due to electrical fault in the intake point at Mathurapur in Manikchak, the system of distribution of water was stopped but no initiative was taken yesterday.

The intake point is the place where the raw water is lifted from the river and processsed in treatment plants. It was this lifting of water that had been interrupted.

“I have got the information that water distribution has been disrupted for the last two days, due to electrical fault at the intake point at Mathurapur.

I am trying to contact the mechanical division about the situation," said Mr Swapan Maitra, executive engineer, civil division of the PHE.

Mr Nityananda Khan, the executive engineer, mechanical division of the PHE, said: “The dedicated feeder line for supplying power was out of order.

There was no power supply in one out of three phases. Yesterday, we approached the electricity department to restore the feeder line."

A senior PHE official said: “The electricity department restored the line today but owing to load-shedding, the water lifting and treatment was stalled for the day as well”.

At the end of the day, the executive engineer Mr Khan said: “Water lifting and purification has resumed. Now we are distributing drinking water to our commendable areas”.