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New Delhi, Oct 15 (PTI) Water supply in east and south Delhi, which was affected for the last two days, is likely to be restored by tomorrow morning. Delhi’s second major source of water is the Upper Ganga Canal, through which it gets 240 million gallons daily. Here is how to teleconsult a doctor for freeCommerce ministry's investigation arm recommends anti-dumping duty on Chinese chemicalPost-Covid travel: Air passengers 'eagerly' awaiting return to normalcy and leisure travel, says surveyIndia's Covid cases jumped from 10 lakh to 22 lakh in 24 daysPurvanchal Expressway: Construction for one of India's longest expressway in full swing! Greater Kailash MLA Saurabh Bhardwaj said that supply remained affected throughout today in south Delhi, but the situation will improve by tomorrow as the Delhi Jal Board is planning to resume supply in a phase-wise manner. The water supply in the east and south Delhi will be affected for two days as the Bhairathi and Sonia Vihar water treatment plants have been closed due to high levels of amonia in raw water. “Water has started reaching GK (Greater Kailash). Water supply in east and south Delhi, which was affected for the last two days, is likely to be restored by tomorrow morning. But it got affected due to the presence of high level of ammonia in Yamuna.“High content of ammonia has been found in raw water lifted from Yamuna, therefore the Bhagirathi and Sonia Vihar WTP have been closed due to which most of the areas of south Delhi and east Delhi shall be affected for two days,” the DJB said in a statement. NEW DELHI: The water supply in Delhi could face a crisis due to high levels of ammonia in the raw water. Tomorrow morning, areas like GK-II, C R Park, Alakananda will receive water. Supply to these areas was interrupted due to the suspension of operations at the Bhagirathi and Sonia Vihar treatment plants owing to high levels of ammonia in the Yamuna river. Water supply in east and south Delhi, which was affected for the last two days, is likely to be restored by tomorrow morning. (Express Photo)Water supply to east south Delhi likely to normalise on Monday Around 80 per cent supply will be restored by morning,” he said.The two plants can treat 250 MGD (million gallons per day) and about 900 MGD water is processed in Delhi, a majority of which is done at nine treatment facilities. Several parts of Delhi went without water on Friday as repair work on the breach in the Upper Ganga canal in Uttar Pradesh near Khatauli continued. The Board had recently announced lifting of raw water from the Yamuna intake due to the closure of the Upper Ganga Canal, from where these plants used to source their water. 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