Water pipe in Thane bursts, traffic comes to a halt

Officials of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, Thane Municipal Corporation, fire brigade, and Thane police rushed to the scene and began repair work with the help of engineers. After about eight hours the valve was repaired.

The fountain gushing out from the pipe line was more than 200 feet high and was visible from almost all parts of Thane, including the station area.

Traffic going towards the city and on the highway was affected because of the incident, the police said. Vehicles could not ply through the flooded roads and traffic almost came to a stand still.

When news about the pipe burst spread, thousands ofcitizens rushed to the scene to have a glimpse of the gigantic water fountain.

The officials of the water supply department said that the pipe line of the MWSSB was supplying water to Mumbai from Bhatsa, and the water supply to the city was affected in the morning hours.

It was learnt that more than a dozen houses in the vicinity remained submerged under water for several hours and the residents who were fast asleep had to be rescued and shifted to safer places and their belongings were badly damaged.

It may be recalled that a couple of years back another water mains passing through Thane burst at Nal Pada in Kapurbawdi. This incident had led to the flooding of the locality. That incident claimed a couple of lives, and thousands of houses were submerged under water.

The earlier burst was caused due to the pipes which were rusted and outdated. They had not been replaced by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation.