Megablock of water supply in Mumbai between Nov 29 and 30 – Hindustan Times

Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has announced a major water cut which will affect 10 wards of Mumbai. The two wards that will be most affected are K East and K West.

Nearly 7.5 lakh people residing in K West will not receive water supply for 24 hours between November 29 and November 30. K West, which comprises areas like Oshiwara, Lokhandwala, Andheri West, Vile Parle West and Juhu, has a population of 748,688 and is spread over 23.28 kilometres.

Dr Prithviraj Chauhan, assistant commissioner of K West ward said that during the water shutdown in the ward, BMC tankers from Bandra West would be provided to Cooper Hospital.

At least 10 areas of K East, a ward that encompasses 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 not receive water supply on November 29 while two areas—Sher-e-Punjab, Anand Nagar, and Samarth Nagar—will not get water on November 30. Other areas of the K East will receive water supply with low pressure.

Manish Valanju, assistant commissioner of K East ward said, “We will be sensitising the public about water cuts, and request all to save water a few days in advance. All emergency services will be provided water via water tankers.”

Other wards that will have partial disconnection or water supply with low pressure are L ward (Kurla region), N ward (Ghatkopar region), S ward (Bhandup and Vikhroli region), P South ward (Goregaon West region), H East (Bandra and Santacruz East region), H West (Bandra to Santacruz West) G North (Dadar area) and M West (Govandi).

In a press statement released on Friday evening, the BMC said that various repair works are being undertaken in the Powai and Veravali reservoir area from 8.30 am on November 29 to 8.30 am on November 30. “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,” said a BMC official. “1800 mm pipelines are huge water pipelines with heavy water pressure. Those pipelines have to be cut for the intersection and for that, the water has to be drained out after the supply is cut.”

P South ward, comprising areas like Goregaon West and Ram Mandir station, will also see some water cuts and receive water supply with low pressure in a few areas.

Rajesh Akre, Assistant Commissioner of P South ward said, “We will try to supply water using BMC tankers, and citizens can also send private tankers to fill water from the pond area of the ward.”