The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has announced a 10% water cut in 11 areas of Mumbaiand the eastern suburbs from Tuesday, January 27, to Saturday, February 7. The reduction is due to annual maintenance work on the Pneumatic Gate System at Pise, which supplies water to the city.
A 10% water cut will be implemented in the affected municipal areas. The same reduction will also apply to areas under the Thane and Bhiwandi Municipal Corporations that receive water supply from Mumbai. The work includes transferring 12 water connections from a 2,400 mm Vaitarna pipeline to a 2,750 mm Upper Vaitarna main pipeline and installing an iron cover on the pipeline at Khindipada in Bhandup West. As a result, residents are likely to face water shortages. The civic body has appealed to citizens in the affected areas to use water sparingly during this period.
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During the maintenance work, a 10% water cut will be enforced in the following areas:
Naval Dockyard area in the ‘A’ Ward; the entire ‘B’ Ward; Bhendi Bazaar, Bohri Mohalla and Ghoghari Mohalla in the ‘C’ Ward; the entire ‘E’ Ward; the entire ‘F South’ and ‘F North’ Wards; Mulund East and West in the ‘T’ Ward; Bhandup, Nahur, Kanjurmarg and Vikhroli East in the ‘S’ Ward; Vikhroli and Ghatkopar East in the ‘N’ Ward; Kurla East in the ‘L’ Ward; and the entire ‘M East’ and ‘M West’ Wards.