Water cut in city wards to aid second phase inspection of Malabar Hill reservoir

A week after the civic body carried out an inspection of the second compartment of Malabar Hill reservoir, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is set to carry out internal inspection of the remaining compartments on Monday. In a bid to aid the inspection work, the civic body is slated to empty the reservoir partially affecting water supply in several parts of the island city division.

According to the civic body, water supply will be affected in A, C and D wards as well as G/South and G/North wards which receive water through the century-old reservoir. Senior officials said the water supply will be suspended for 2 hours between 8 am and 10 am on Monday to facilitate the inspection work.

The inspection will be carried out by an expert panel which was formed last month to decide whether the tank will undergo repair works or demolition. Comprising professors from IIT (Bombay), BMC engineers, as well as citizens with expertise on technical subjects, this committee has already conducted the first phase of the inspection on December 7.

The Malabar Hill reservoir is one of the first artificial water reservoirs built to meet regular water requirements of the island city. The reservoir is located beneath Kamala Nehru Park (Hanging Gardens) situated at Malabar Hill and has a capacity to supply 150 million litres per day (MLD).