The PHE & WS department has informed that water supply to Itanagar Township from the Poma source will be affected due to damage caused to pipelines. PHED Itanagar Executive Engineer Tadar Mangku informed that it will take at least a week to restore the damaged pipelines.

“Due to torrential rainfall leading to soil erosion, the main water supply line has been damaged at Rillo-Moin village on Wednesday morning. This will disrupt water supply to Itanagar Township. Most parts of the capital city would be affected,” he said.

“Men and machinery have been deployed for early restoration, however, it will take a minimum of seven days to restore the water supply line subject to weather conditions,” he added.

“As of now, 20 workers and linemen along with four junior engineers and assistant engineers are supervising the restoration work. The department is planning to provide water to every affected household by tankers,” he said.

Appealing to the public to be patient, Mangku requested them to collect rainwater for domestic usage till the damage is restored.

He also said a few areas of ICC may receive water supply from Senki View Water Treatment Plant with minimum speed and volume of water for emergency purposes.