Mumbai News: BMC Announces 8 Hour Water Cut on 11th May for Repair Work
Mumbai News: BMC Announces 8 Hour Water Cut on 11th May for Repair Work
The water supply will be halted from 3:30 PM to 11:30 PM in Colaba, Koliwada and Navi Nagar areas.
10th May 2024
The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has announced a water supply shutdown in a few areas of A ward of Mumbai, scheduled for 11th May. The cut is scheduled for 8 hours to repair a water channel leakage on Jeevan Bima Marg.
According to the civic authorities, the primary water channel leakage, spanning 1,200 metres in diameter, stemmed from construction activities related to the ongoing Metro 3 project near the Mantralaya Building on Jeevan Bima Marg. To address this issue, it was determined that water waste and potential flooding of the roads could be prevented by immediate repair of the leak by the BMC’s emergency repair department. Hence, the water supply will be halted from 3:30 PM to 11:30 PM in Colaba, Koliwada and Navi Nagar areas.
The civic body said in a statement, as quoted by Mid-Day, “The 1200 mm diameter water pipe, used from Cross Maidan Tunnel to supply water to A Ward of the BMC, underwent inspection following reports of low pressure and reduced quantity of supply. It was discovered that the water channel had developed a leak during Metro 3 construction work near the Mantralaya Building on Jeevan Bima Road. The BMC’s emergency repair department promptly assessed the situation.
“Immediate repair of the leak is necessary to prevent water waste and potential road flooding. The repair work is estimated to take approximately 7 to 8 hours.”
BMC has worked with the Marine Drive Traffic Police to secure the necessary permissions. Following approval from the traffic department, excavation to repair the site will commence at 9 am on Saturday. Repair work will then begin at 3 pm on the same day, resulting in a total water supply shutdown for eight hours in the Colaba, Koliwada and Naval area neighbourhoods.
Officials noted that the problem came to light when the water supply to A ward, sourced from the pipeline traversing the Cross Maidan tunnel, began showing signs of low pressure and diminished flow volume.
A BMC bulletin read, “Following the inspection, it was decided that the leakage of the water channel has to be repaired as soon as possible, otherwise the leakage may cause water wastage along with the risk of road flooding.”
