30-hour water cut sparks outrage in Mumbai forces residents to rely on tankers

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For the second time in a span of two weeks, some Mumbaikars had to rely on tankers for water, as the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) imposed a 30-hour water cut from 10 am on May 5, affecting parts of South, Central, and Eastern Mumbai, to commission a new water tunnel. The water supply to the affected wards is likely to be restored by 4 pm on May 6. The civic body had previously carried out an 18-hour water cut on April 23.

The water tunnel project involves connecting a new tunnel from Amar Mahal (Hedgewar Udyan) in Chembur to Pratiksha Nagar in Sion, which further links to Parel, the Trombay reservoir, and the Turbhe high-level and low-level reservoirs.

‘We prepared in time'

Rajan Ghag, secretary, Sewri Highrise Association, said, "We had to order water tankers to tide the residents of the Sewri-Wadala area through this water cut. Tanker water costs Rs 4500 to Rs 5000. The total cost borne by citizens is over Rs 25,000. The repair work could have been carried out by the BMC in a more planned manner, instead of doing it in the middle of the summer season." He added, "The civic body communicated the issue to residents' associations in time. We were informed via a notice, so it gave us enough time to plan, avoiding a water shortage."

Affected areas

The areas in that have reported a 100 per cent water cut and low water pressure are:

F North ward: Pratiksha Nagar, Shastri Nagar, Sanjay Gandhi Nagar, Shanti Nagar, HM Road, KD Gaikwad Nagar, Wadala Truck Terminus, New Cuffe Parade, Almeida Complex, Sion East and West.

F South ward: Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Marg, Dinshaw Petit Marg, Dr RS Ernest Borges Marg, Parmar Guruji Marg, Gokhale Marg, Dadasaheb Phalke Marg, Govindji Keni Marg, Jerbai Wadia Marg, BJ Devrukhkar Marg, St Paul Marg, St Xavier Marg, Khashaba Marg, Mahadev Palav Marg, Jijibhoy Lane, Acharya Donde Marg, Vitthal Chavan Marg, Jagannath Bhatankar Marg, Batliwala Galli, Chamar Bagh Marg, Aai Mai Merwanji Marg, Shirodkar Marg, Chivda Galli, Sane Guruji Marg, Anand Malvankar Marg, Gas Company Galli.

L ward: Sable Nagar, Santoshi Mata Nagar, Krantinagar, Lokmanya Tilak Terminus, New Tilak Nagar, Qureshi Nagar (Kasaiwada), Hill Marg, Tadi Peth, Muktadevi Marg, Gavdevi Mandal, Dongar area, Patil Galli, Gulmohar Galli, Panchsheel Nagar, Nehru Nagar, Shiv Srishti Marg, Naik Nagar, Mother Dairy Marg, SG Barve Marg, Kurla (East), Kedarnath Temple Road, Navre Bagh, Kamgar Nagar, Hanuman Nagar, Police Colony, Kurla car shed, Railway Colony, Taxila Nagar, Chafe Galli, Rahul Nagar, Everard Nagar, Pan Bazar, Trimurti Marg, VN Purav Marg, Umarwadi Marg, Ali Dada Street, Swadeshi Mill Chawl, Chunabhatti Phatak, MHADA Colony, Samarth Nagar.

M East ward: Lallubhai Complex, Kamla Raman Nagar, Raman Mama Nagar, Shivaji Nagar, Lotus Colony, Gautam Nagar, Gaikwad Nagar, Ayodhya Nagar, Vashi Naka, Mankhurd, Bainganwadi, Bharat Nagar, MHADA Buildings, Chita Camp, Sathe Nagar, Zakir Hussain Nagar, Deonar Village, Deonar Vasahat, New Bharat Nagar, Hashu Advani Nagar, Natwar Parekh Complex, Sahyadri Nagar, Vadhvali Village, BARC Vasahat, Dumping Supply, Rafiq Nagar, Mandala Village, New Mandala, Padma Nagar, Vishnu Nagar, LU Gadkari, RNA Park, Kukreja Buildings, Maharashtra Nagar, Indian Oil Nagar, BD Refinery Dept, HPCL, and BPCL areas.

M West ward: Maitri Park, Ghatla, Chembur Gaothan, Subhash Nagar, Laldongar, Siddharth Vasahat, Swastik Park, Postal Vasahat, WT Patel Marg, Mukti Nagar, Kashinath Patil Wadi, Santosh Nagar, Kelkar Wadi, Diamond Garden, Central Avenue Marg, NB Patil Marg, Janardhan Patil Marg, Ghatla Village, St Anthony Marg, Chandrodaya Society, SG Barve Marg, Charai Gaon, Borla Society, Chembur Camp, Sindhi Camp, Vijay Vihar, Suman Nagar, Bhakti Bhawan, Chikhal Wadi, Basant Park, Gandhi Bazar, Janata Bazar, Indira Nagar, Navjeevan Society, Golf Club area, Ram Tekdi, Tolaram Tower, Chembur Vasahat, Konkan Nagar, Ganesh Nagar, Vijay Nagar, Ashok Nagar, Sindhi Society, Collectorate Vasahat, Maravali Church, RC Route, Mahul Village, Ambapada Village, Mysore Colony, Vashi Village, Vadavali, Sharad Nagar, Laxmi Nagar, Janta Nagar, Jijamata Nagar, Bhakti Park and surrounding buildings, Tilak Nagar, Sahakar Nagar, Vatsalatai Naik Nagar, Shramjeevi Nagar, PL Lokhande Marg, Ekta Mitra Mandal, Malekar Wadi, PY Thorat Marg, Ramabai Vasahat, Amir Bagh, Motilal Residential Association, Kadariya Nagar, Mahatma Phule Nagar, Sahdeep Vasahat, Mukund Nagar, Punjabi Chawl, Nage Wadi, Chheda Nagar.