Nagpur: More than 24-hours after water in Kanhan River turned muddy due to suspected flow of fly ash from the nearby thermal power plants, there’s no respite for the citizens. Since early Tuesday morning, again, fly ash slurry is being seen flowing out from the Khaperkhera ash handling area into Kanhan river.
Since Monday morning, only partial pumping is operational at Kanhan River. This has adversely affected the supply to consumers residing in the command areas which are fed from Kahan feeder mains.
Notably, the Water Treatment Plant (WTP) at Kanhan was shut down by Orange City Water (OCW ) as the ash content had turned the water muddy. The water supply to several areas of East Nagpur and parts of North Nagpur was thus affected due to closure of WTP at Kanhan.
According to sources, the ash bunds of Khaparkheda have breached due to heavy rains resulting in flow of fly ash in the river water. Previously fly ash from Khaparkheda polluted the Kanhan River. Since the morning of July 9, the heavy rains in the catchment area of Kanhan and its tributaries have caused a flood-like situation at the intake well. To tackle the situation, OCW pressed divers who worked to clean the strainers. The task, however, is very tedious and it’s very difficult to clear the small pores through which water is lifted to WTP.
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