India, Oct. 5 -- The Ganga water supply to areas in Ghaziabad and Noida will be suspended from Saturday night and will resume only after Diwali, officials of the Uttar Pradesh Jal Nigam said on Friday. The disruption follows the annual maintenance of the Upper Ganga Canal, which began on October 2.

Officials said water will be released into the canal from Haridwar on the night of October 20 and will reach Ghaziabad within two to three days. "Due to the closure of the canal, the water supply is expected to stop from Saturday night. It is expected that water will again be released into the canal from Haridwar from the night of October 20 and will reach here in the next 2-3 days. The water supply in the canal has been shut due to annual mai...