Maynilad Water Services Inc. said 421,000 or 28 percent of its customers will experience 25 to 85 hours of water supply interruptions next week due to activities related to the Department of Public Works and Highways’ (DPWH) flood control project in Sampaloc, Manila.
Water service interruptions ranging in parts of Las Piñas, Makati, Manila, Parañaque, Pasay, Bacoor, Cavite City, Imus and the municipalities of Kawit, Noveleta, Rosario in Cavite will be experienced between 11 a.m. of October 25 and 11:59 p.m. of October 28, 2021.
From the 421,000 customers that will be affected, 60,000 of them will have no water for three consecutive days, most of which are located in the vicinity of the area where the project will be built.
Maynilad said is nstalling 14 stationary water tanks and deploying 60 mobile water tankers to serve areas that will experience three straight days of interrupted supply to mitigate the impact of the pipe realignment activity.
Assistance of local government units and local fire bureaus will be tapped to expand the available fleet of water tankers that can help deliver water to affected communities.
