People who wanted to use the facility were asked to bring their own water. Welding work has started on site. Some residents said they were forced to buy drinking water bottles.

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Mumbra, one of the most crowded slum pockets, records zero COVID-19 caseSushant Singh Rajput case: Sanjay Raut ... Officials working on the site immediately informed the MCGM and requested them to stop the flow of water. Photo Courtesy/ BMC TwitterMMRDA engineers found out that they were not informed precisely about this 1800 mm before the metro 6 piling work began on January 29. However, on Friday late night people were informed that it will take another 24 hours to restore the supply,” Ritesh Jadhav, a resident from Andheri, said.Another resident of the area said as several people had resorted to bulk purchase of bottled water to meet the drinking water and other needs, shopkeepers spiked their prices to make the most of the situation.BMC officials said the 1,800-mm diametre inlet main at Veravali 1 and 2 reservoirs was breached during the piling work near Hill Crest Building on JVLR. In most of the areas, residents had to depend on private tankers to meet daily water needs for three days, with many blaming the BMC for failing to alert them about the supply cut.On Saturday, BMC tankers made over 460 trips to affected areas, a BMC official said.“The BMC failed to inform citizens about the pipeline burst Wednesday.
100% water cut in Andheri, Vile Parle in June-end Areas in Andheri, Vile Parle and Oshiwara will face 100% water cuts on June 21-22 and June 28-29 due to pipeline repairs at Veravali reservoir-II. MMRDA said its engineers, while carrying out piling work, found their piling rig drill struck a water pipeline. Officials working on site immediately informed MCGM and requested them to stop the flow of water. “All possible efforts were taken to fix and restore water supply from the damaged pipeline and further course of repair will be done as per the instructions issued by Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai,” he said.Around 5 pm Wednesday, a team of MMRDA engineers, while carrying out piling work, found their piling rig drill had struck a water pipeline. Photo by Satyajit Desai/ BCCLAt this public toilet in Ghatkopar, hand-written signs were put up saying the public facility did not have any water. Water supply in Andheri, ... BMC says 100 tankers have been deployed to the K-east ward, 84 in H-east ward and 29 in H-west wards.

But that also saw long lines as hapless residents waited for hours to get water. 100 tankers were sent to K east ward, 84 to H east and 29 in H west ward. Photo by Satyajit Desai/ BCCLDrinking water supply badly hit in Ghatkopar. Many high-rises too had to call for additional tankers to get water in their taps at home. However, the marking did not match with the damaged pipeline, as MCGM had inaccurately marked it on the other side of the alignment, which unfortunately led in damaging the pipeline,” a senior MMRDA official monitoring the situation stated. We will refill Veravali reservoir and water supply to the suburbs will normalise by Sunday morning,” an official from BMC’s hydraulic engineering department said.The MMRDA, meanwhile, has clarified the pipeline was damaged because a wrong utility map was given by the BMC. 24 hour water cut for Negombo . Some residents in these areas have not received water in three days. Mumbra, one of the most crowded slum pockets, records zero COVID-19 caseProviding likes not an offence, says ac... Photo by Raju Shelar/ BCCLIn Ghatkopar's Bhatwadi, tankers were called to supply water. 24hour water cut for most areas of Colombo tonight. A major pipeline on JVLR near Hill Crest apartments was damaged during metro work on January 29.