Bisalpur water supply restored in Jaipur, Tonk; Ajmer to get from Wednesay | Jaipur News

A woman sits near a dry tap in Jawahar Nagar on Monday

JAIPUR/AJMER: Supply of drinking water from Bisalpur to Jaipur, Ajmer and Tonk was closed on Monday morning to repair the electricity wires and tower at Surajpura that had been damaged during storm on May 13. The work began on Monday and by the end of the day supply was restored in Jaipur and Tonk. However, supply will be hit in Ajmer and be restored on Wednesday.
According to officials three towers that provide electricity to the pumping plants at Bisalpur were damaged and hence they had to be repaired. Subhanshu Dixit, SE project, Jaipur city said, “The work for Jaipur and Tonk has been completed although some areas of the Walled City remained without water. However, from Tuesday the supply will be as usual in the city.”
While in Ajmer, for two days that is on Monday and Tuesday there will be no supply of water from Bisalpur. Officials said that the 33 KV electricity line is damaged and therefore pumps are not working. Engineers of electricity department and PHED have been deputed to check the progress of repair work.
Bisalpur Dam is the main drinking water supply system for the three districts. Meanwhile, Ajmer North MLA Vasudev Devnani went to district collector with a water bottle and showed him the water supplied by the PHED which was dirty and with germs. He demanded that the water be checked so that people could get safe potable water.