Water supply to several areas in the Gampaha and Kelaniya districts will be suspended for 13 hours and 30 minutes on Saturday, 14 November, the National Water Supply and Drainage Board has announced.
The interruption runs from 8.30 a.m. to 10 p.m. and is required for maintenance work on the power system supplying the Biyagama Water Treatment Plant, the Daily Mirror reported in a filing by Chaturanga Pradeep Samarawickrama.
Areas affected
Urban Council areas: Peliyagoda, Wattala-Mabola, Ja-Ela and Katunayake-Seeduwa.
Pradeshiya Sabha areas: Kelaniya, Wattala, Biyagama, Mahara, Dompe and Ja-Ela, together with parts of the Katana, Minuwangoda and Gampaha Pradeshiya Sabha areas.
The Board has advised consumers in the affected areas to use stored water sparingly during the interruption. Its hotline is 1939.
Not reported
The notice does not say when supply is expected to return to normal pressure after 10 p.m., or whether bowser distribution will be arranged for areas without storage.