The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has announced a 24-hours water cut in several wards under its jurisdiction due to repair works tomorrow, November 29.
As per official statement, the water supply will be cut off as some of the major pipelines at Powai and Vervali are being repaired. The repair work is being done to check leakages and other problems.
Besides the repair works on a 300 mm pipeline in the Powai area, the cross-connection of two 1800 mm pipeline is a major project.
It further stated that major water cut will take place from November 29 at 8.30 am to November 30 at 8.30 am.
The major water supply will affect 10 wards of Mumbai. Of which two wards K East and K West will be most affected.
List of areas with no water supply:
K West ward: Around 7.5 lakh people reside in K West and is spread over 23.28 kilometres. Under this ward, areas like Oshiwara, Lokhandwala, Andheri West, Vile Parle West and Juhu are included.
K East Ward: K East which includes Jogeshwari East, MIDC, Seepz, Andheri East and other suburbs will also be affected. Five areas of the ward, including Gundavli Azad Nagar and Nehru Road will also be affected on 29 November. Areas like Sher-e-Punjab, Anand Nagar, and Samarth Nagar will not get water on 30 November.
List of areas with low pressure supply:
Other wards will have partial disconnection or water supply with low pressure. These areas are: L ward which comprises of Kurla region, N ward which consists of Ghatkopar, S ward where areas like Bhandup and Vikhroli come. In addition, other areas of K/East, G/North (Dadar and nearby areas), P/South ward (Goregaon West, Ram Mandir station), H/West (Bandra and Santacruz West), H/East (Bandra and Santacruz East) and M/West (Govandi, Chembur) water supply will be at a low pressure.
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