Srinagar, Feb. 18 -- The Executive Engineer Water Works Division Srinagar on Tuesday issued an "urgent public notice" regarding a 30-hour shutdown of the Sindh Power Canal HEP Old Ganderbal and desilting of the Forebay.

As per the Urgent Public Notice, this shutdown is scheduled to take place from '22nd to 23rd February 2025' as part of necessary repair work by the Department of Civil Investigation & Design Wing, JKPDC.

It reads, as a result of this work, raw water supply to the Water Treatment Plants of Nishat, Alusteng, and Rangil will be severely impacted. Consequently, potable water supply will be affected in major parts of Srinagar City and surrounding areas.

The advisory also reads, the affected areas include: Zakoora, Gulab Bagh...