India, March 23 -- Water supply to several parts of central, north and south Delhi is likely to be disrupted for at least three days after a damaged pipeline knocked the crucial Chandrawal water treatment plant out of action, the Delhi Jal Board (DJB) said on Sunday.

The shortages, expected to ease only by Tuesday, will be the first major supply disruption this season and come just days before summer sets in, when the Capital struggles to keep all its taps running.

DJB said the areas likely to be impacted include Delhi Cantonment, RK Puram, Vasant Vihar and other parts of south Delhi; Civil Lines, Kamla Nagar, Shakti Nagar, Timarpur and Malkaganj in the north; and Old Delhi, Sadar Bazar, Paharganj, Karol Bagh, Rajinder Nagar, Patel Naga...