Water Supply in Ho Chi Minh City to be cut for 8 hours this weekend

There will be a major water supply cut from Saturday 9.00pm, 24 October 2015, till Sunday 5.00am, 25 October 2015. The Saigon Water Supply Corporation (Sawaco) announced that the reason behind this is that it will be conducting routine maintenance on the Thu Duc Water Plant. 

The follow 6 districts in Ho Chi Minh City will be affected by the water cut:

• District 1 (DAMMIT!)
• District 2 (OMGWTFBBQ!)
• District 3
• District 5
• District 9
• Thu Duc District

Meanwhile, the following districts will have water cut in some of their wards:

• District 4 : Wards 2, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13, 14
• District 6 : Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
• District 7 : Wards Tan Thuan Dong
• District 8 : Wards 9, 10, 11
• District 10 : Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15
• District 11 : Wards 4, 6, 7, 12, 13, 15, 16
• Tan Binh District : Wards 1, 2, 3, 6
• Phu Nhuan District : Wards 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17
• Binh Thanh District : Wards 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7, 11, 13, 14, 15, 17, 19, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28 (AAAARRRRGGHHH!!!)

When the water supply is resumed for all the above mentioned areas, Sawaco says to expect weak water pressure and/or discoloured water for a short period of time. 

While it is a major inconvenience to everyone in Saigon, this maintenance is necessary to ensure a stable and continuos water supply for the future, including the Tet holiday period.

Meanwhile, I'm planning if I should visit Vung Tau again for the weekend. Just to escape from this nightmare.

News source: Thanh Nien News