Taps go dry in Colombo today

There will be an interruption of water supply to a number of areas in the Colombo city for 24 hours from 9 a.m. today to 9 a.m. tomorrow to facilitate urgent repairs to the main supply line at the Maligakanda reservoir premises and at Havelock Town, said the National Water Supply and Drainage Board in a press release issued yesterday.

The areas affected are Colombo Fort, Pettah, Slave Island, Union Place, Kollupitiya, Bambalapitiya, Wellawatte, Kirillapone, Poorvarama Road, Havelock Town, Thimbirigasyaya, Pamankada, Narahenpita, Borella, Sahashrapura, Maradana, Maligawatte, Cinnamon Gardens, Kotahena, Grandpass, Maha Vidyala Mawatha, Central Road, First Church Road, Wolfendhal Street, Ginthupitiya Street, Andivel Street, Vivekananda Hill, Keselwatte, Hulftsdorp Street, Stace Road, Layards Broadway, Bloemendhal Road, Mahawatta, and all by-lanes connected to these streets, Kolonnawa Petroleum Corporation, Government Factory, Stanley Power Station, Wellampitiya, Sedawatta, Wennawatta, Kotuwila and Kittanpawwa.

Consumers are advised to store water in advance to avoid inconvenience. The NWSDB regrets any inconvenience caused to consumers on account of the interruption.