The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will impose an 18-hour water cut between Thursday, April 16 and Friday, April 17 across South and Central Mumbai.
In a bid to facilitate the installation of new butterfly valves in Sewri, the water supply will be disrupted in A, B, C, E and F/South wards of the city.
The civic body will commence installation works at 10 am on Thursday, April 16, and is aiming to complete works by 4 am on Friday, April 17.
According to officials, two new 1,500 mm diameter valves are set to be installed on the tunnel from the Bhandarwada hill reservoir channel in Sewri along the Hajibunder road in F/South ward.
The work, when complete, will play a crucial role in streamlining water supply in the long term from the reservoirs located on Bhandarwada Hill, Fosberry Hill, and Golanji Hill.
Major hospitals include KEM Hospital, Tata Memorial Hospital, J.J. Hospital, Nair Hospital, and Kasturba Hospital will receive a low-pressure supply during the maintenance window.
List of affected areas:
A ward
P D’Mello Road, Ramgarh Slum, Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Terminus (CSMT), St George Hospital, Government Dental College, Reserve Bank of India (RBI), Naval Dockyard
B ward
Umarkhadi, Noor Baug Chinch Bandar, Valpakhadi, Jail Road, Ramchandra Bhatt road, Anandrao Surve road, Samantabhai Nanji road Dr. Maheshwari Marg, Keshavji Naik, Part S. V. P., Shayda Marg, Flank Road Navroji Hill, Tandel (U) Nishanpada Street
Tandel, Tantanpura, Samuel Mohammed Umar Kokil Marg, IMMYM Road, Dontad, Khadak, Istayal Mohalla, Dhobi, Sheriff Devji, V. V. Chandan, Dariyasthan, Kazi Syed, Syed Mukhri, Issaji, Nrusinghanath, Janjikar, Raghunath Maharaj, Old Bangalipura, Bhandari, Abhaychand Gandhi Marg, Lokmanya Tilak Marg (LT Road), Nishanpara, Masjid Bunder
Imambada, IR Road, Mohammed Ali, Memonwada, Piru Galli, Kambekar, Nakhoda, Kolsa, Narayan Dhuru, Abdul Rehman Street
Nandalal Jani Marg, Leeladhar Sah Marg, Danabunder, Sant Tukaram Marg, P.Dimelo Marg, Vadibunder BPT
C ward
Banyan Street, Ismail Kerte Road, SBUT area, Bora Bazar Road, Sardar Vallabhbhai Road, Kazi Road, Ali Umar Road, Bapu Kote Marg, Jham Road, Masjid Road, Chimna Butcher Road, Mutton Road, Dhabu Road, Pakmodia Street
E ward
Nesbitt Road, N M Joshi road, Madanpura, Badlupura, Nagpada, Sheikh Hafizuddin road, Meghraj Shetty road, Ganesh Hari Parundekar road, Pais Road, Musa Kiledar Road, Sophia Zuber Marg, Dimtimkar Marg, M. A. Road, Tankakhaadi Road
Dimtimkar Road, Undriya Road, Khandia Road, Temkar Road, Sheikh Kamaruddin Road, Mastan Tank Road, Tank Road, Kazipura, Duncan Road, J. J. Road
Matharpaccadi Road, St Mary’s Road, Tadwadi, Railway Complex, Shivdas Chapsi Marg
M S Ali Road, Belasis Road, Kamathipura, S P Road, Shuklaji Road, Manaji Rajuji Marg, Agripada
Dattaram Lad Marg, Kalachowki, Chinchpokli, T B Kadam Marg
Mazgaon Koliwada, Narasu Nakhwa Vithoba Marg, Brahmadev Khod Marg, Dargah Gali, B. Nath Pai Marg, Dilima Street, Hospital Galli, Church Lane, Bakers Lane, Nawab Tank Bridge, Gun Powder Marg, Dockyard Road
Nair Hospital
F/South ward
Abhyudaya Nagar, Sewri, Wadala (East), Dr. E. Borges Road
Lalbagh, Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar road, Chivda Galli, Dr. S. S. Rao road, Dattaram Lad Marg, Jijibhoy Galli, Mahadev Palav Marg, Sane Guruji Marg, Gas Company Galli
Jagannath Bhatankar Marg, B. J. Devrukhkar Marg, Govindji Keni Marg, Hindmata
Spring Mill Chawl, Govindji Keni Marg, Bhoiwada Village, Eknath Ghadi Marg, Parel Village Road, Nana Bhai Paralkar road, Bhagwanrao Paralkar road, Vijaykumar Walimbe road, S. P. Compound
Acharya Donde Road, Zakaria Bunder Road, Sewri Chheda Marg
The BMC has urged residents to store sufficient water in advance and use it judiciously during the shutdown period. As a precaution, citizens are also advised to boil and filter water for the next 4–5 days.