Mumbai: Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation Area To Witness 15% Water Cut For 30 Days

Mumbai, 28th March 2023: The water tunnel that supplies water to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation area is leaking due to the digging of Kupanalika in Thane. The work to repair this leak will be started on Friday, 31st March 2023. For this reason, a 15 per cent water reduction will be applicable for the next 30 days, from 31st March 2023, in the water supply to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation area. This reduction will also apply to the water supply provided to Thane city on behalf of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation.

About 65 per cent of the total water supply of Mumbai city and suburbs under the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation is provided by the water treatment plant at Bhandup Complex. 75 per cent of the water supply to this centre is mainly through a 15 km long water tunnel of 5,500 mm diameter. It has been pointed out that this water tunnel has been damaged due to the digging of boreholes in Thane. A large amount of water is leaking due to this damage. Alternatively, to repair the said water leakage, it is necessary to close the water tunnel completely and in the meantime convey the water to the Bhandup complex water treatment plant through alternate channels. To implement the alternative water supply system some urgent changes have to be made.

For this reason, disruption of water supply to the city and suburbs of Mumbai is inevitable while the changes in the conveyance system are in progress and during the repair of the water tunnel. The alternative system also has limitations for full potential utilization due to some technical reasons. Therefore, it will not be possible to deliver and process as much water as is currently being processed at the Bhandup complex.

Considering all these factors, there will be a 15 per cent reduction in the supply of treated water for the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation area and to Thane city by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation from 31st March 2023 for approximately 30 days until the water tunnel repair work is completed.

Citizens of Mumbai city and the suburbs of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation area are requested to keep the required water supply during the above-mentioned period. Also, a request is being made on behalf of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation administration to cooperate in using water sparingly during the period of reduction.