India, March 29 -- The filtration capacity of the Basai water treatment plant has been hit due to the increased silt and layers of oil found in the raw water supplied through the Gurugram water channel as a result of which the plant is treating around 35 MLD to 40 MLD less water daily, the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) officials said.

They said that while they are taking measures to make the plant fully functional by cleaning the filters and adding more cleaning chemicals, the supply will remain irregular for a week and city residents should use water judiciously for the next few weeks.

GMDA officials said that the water treatment at the Basai plant has reduced by almost 20 percent because the raw water has higher l...