The water supply in many parts of sub-urban Mumbai has been impacted due to damaged water pipe. The line was damaged at JVLR Metro 6 line on 29th Jan by contractor of Metro 6.
Andheri (both East and West), Vile Parle, Jogeshwari and parts of Kandivali are some of the areas that are getting low or no water supply. Citizens have been fuming regarding the same and asking the government to provide some relief.
Talking to Mumbai Live, Santosh a resident in Vile Parle said, "There has not been a single drop of water since the last three days. I had to go get drinking water from the shop near the station and for that too one had to stand in line for more than 30 minutes. There are no tankers available and the laundary has been put on hold indefinately".
Santosh is not alone, even some celebrities took to their social media handle to complain about what they are terming as "Water crisis" Richa Chadha took to her Twitter to share a video of the water tankers near her building. She even went on to say, "Can see water tankers every few kms on the road", Furthermore, she questioned, "suburbs, including in my neighbourhood. Priorities dear Gov ? 😲🤔"
Spoke about this last week during #Panga interviews. Can see water tankers every few kms on the roads, #Climatechange isn’t take a break just cuz we’re busy fighting over religion. An extreme water-crisis in the
— TheRichaChadha (@RichaChadha) February 1, 2020
suburbs, including in my neighbourhood. Priorities dear Gov ? 😲🤔 pic.twitter.com/HGrDSbfk81
Even actress Urvashi Dholakia too mocked the situation. She wrote:
Talk about infrastructure & systems in place in Mumbai !! It’s horrible ! @mybmc One water pipeline burst that too due to negligence and half of Mumbai is waterless ! @OfficeofUT
— Urvashi Dholakia (@Urvashi9) February 1, 2020
The work for the pipeline is ongoing and BMC has assured that the work will be done tonight and water supply will resume later tonight.
Good News! The pipeline restored & the manhole closed! Having completed the high pressure work, we are now ready to release very high pressure water through the pipe to fill the water in the reservoir! https://t.co/OP8eAnDClL
— माझी Mumbai, आपली BMC (@mybmc) February 1, 2020
The entire team of @mybmcHydEngg is grateful to all Mumbaikars living in the affected areas. Thank you for your patience & understanding. We will always stay committed to ensure least inconvenience to you. We regret your experience & hope it’s never repeated #AnythingForMumbai https://t.co/Ric9eZb4z4 pic.twitter.com/r90x9kaNSt
— माझी Mumbai, आपली BMC (@mybmc) February 1, 2020
A lot of people complimented BMC for making this work. Even BMC thanked people for their patience
Earlier in the day, Aditya Thackeray who is the Cabinet Minister of Tourism and Environment Government of Maharashtra., took to his Twitter to announce that water supply in certain places of Mumbai had been hampered due to a leakage in the water pipe. He assured that the repair work already being done and the water supply will be restored by midnight. After the work was done even he complemented the BMC for swift work.
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