Mumbai to face 15% water cut on December 22-23

The water purification system on Vaitarna mains between Paygaonv, Yevai to Agra Road Valve Complex in Mumbai will be taken up for the repairs. Hence, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has announced 15 per cent water cut in the city for 24 hours on December 22 and 23. The work will begin from 10 am on Tuesday, December 22 to 10 am on Wednesday, December 23.

Meanwhile, there will be no water supply in Ghatkopar and Kurla. The water supply department would be taking up major repairs to chlorine injection points. Also, the valve in Ghatkopar high level reservoir will be replaced. Due to this work, water supply in some parts of Ghatkopar and Kurla will be completely cut off from 10 am on Tuesday, December 22 to Wednesday, December 23.

The areas that would face water cut issues in and around Ghatkopar would be Anandgad, Shankar Mandir, Ram Nagar, Hanuman Mandir, Rahul Nagar, Kailash Nagar, Sanjay Gandhi Nagar, Varshannagar, Jai Malhar Nagar, Khandoba Hill, Shivaji Nagar, Ambedkar Nagar, Nirankari Society, Varshan Nagar Tank,  D&C Municipal Colony, Raigad Division, Gavdevi Pathan Chawl, Amritnagar, Indira Nagar 2, Aminabai Chawl, Katodi Pada, Bhim Nagar, Indira Nagar 1, Altaf Nagar, Gelda Nagar, Jagdusha Nagar, Golibar Marg, Seva Nagar, ONGC Colony, Mazgaon Dock Colony, Gangawadi Entrance No. 2, Siddharth Nagar, Sainath Nagar and Patidarwadi, Bhatwadi, Barve Nagar, Kaju Hill, New Dayasagar and Ramji Nagar;

While in Kurla area, it includes Sangharsh Nagar, Khairani Marg, Yadav Nagar, JPMM Marg, Laxminarayan Mandir Marg, Kulkarni Wadi, Sardarwadi, D’Souza Compound, Ayyappa Mandir Marg, Mohili Pipeline, Loyalka Premises, Pererawadi, Indra Market, Bhanushali Wadi, Asalfa Gaon, NSS Marg, Narayan Nagar, Sane Guruji Pumping, Hill No. 3, Bhim Nagar, Ambedkar Nagar, Ashok Nagar, Himalaya Society, Valmiki Marg, Nurani Masjid, Mukund Compound, Sanjay Nagar, Samata Nagar, Gaban Shah Baba Dargah Marg.

Mumbai needs  3,950 million liters of water supply daily. For this, the lakes supplying water to Mumbai must have at least 14,47,363 million liters of water. Due to sufficient rainfall this year, Mumbai is not worried about water cut due to scarcity at present.