Normal water supply may resume in Mumbai from April 23 onwards: BMC

A portion of this tunnel, which runs underneath the Wagale estate in Thane district, got damaged in the last week of March. Following this, the BMC had initiated repair works and had implemented a 15 per cent water cut in the city.

Civic officials said that the tunnel runs 125 metre below the ground level and supplies 2,000 to 2,200 Million Litre water per day.

“Since this tunnel runs deep under the surface, it was a challenge to drain out the water which was already inside. However, it was temporarily decommissioned and water supply was carried out through alternate tunnels and a portion of the damaged tunnel was taken up for repairs,” said an official.

“A supply cut was implemented and considering the gravity of this situation, repair works were carried out in full scale and was completed on April 18, which is 12 days ahead of the month-end deadline,” said the official.

Officials also said that now the tunnel will be filled with water before commissioning it into operation. The 15 per cent water cut has affected Mumbaikars severely and alongside this water tunnel, one more pipeline got damaged by a private contractor which further aggravated the scarcity of water in Mumbai.