A 12-hour water cut will be imposed in several more areas in Colombo tomorrow (4), the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) announced.
The water supply will be suspended from 9.00 a.m. to 9.00 p.m. in Dehiwala, Mount Lavinia, Ratmalana, Moratuwa, Rawathawatta and Soysapura.
Earlier, the NWSDB announced that a 12-hour water cut would also affect Colombo 01 to Colombo 15, as well as Battaramulla, Pelawatta, Hokandara, Koswatta, Thalawathugoda, Sri Jayawardenepura Kotte, Rajagiriya, Mirihana, Madiwela, Nugegoda, Nawala, Kolonnawa, IDH, Kotikawatta, Angoda, Wellampitiya, Orugodawatta, Kaduwela, Maharagama, Boralesgamuwa and Piliyandala during the same period.
The interruption is due to the suspension of the electricity supply to the Ambatale Water Treatment Plant to facilitate essential maintenance work on the power supply system. (Newswire)