Port Blair, March 3: The general public have been informed that due to deficit monsoon during 2022-23, the storage of water at all sources in South Andaman including Dhanikhari Dam has depleted substantially. Keeping in view the situation and the fact that storage of water available needs to be regulated till the arrival of the next South West Monsoon in May/June,2023, it has become inevitable to impose curtailment in the quantity of water to the extent of 30%. Consequently, the water supply to all areas falling under the jurisdiction of PHED, APWD and in the jurisdiction of PBMC shall be now made once in 3 days with effect from 09.03.2023 instead of the present schedule on alternate days.

All consumers have been requested to cooperate with the Department in this regard and bear with any inconvenience that may be caused. The general public have also been requested to save water as much as possible and adopt conservation measures to avoid wastage of water.