Thane to face 30 per cent water cut for three days after major pipeline damage

With repairs expected to take three more days, the water supply to Thane has been reduced significantly. Representational Pic

A major water pipeline supplying Maharashtra's Thane city has been damaged, forcing the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) to impose a 30 per cent water cut for the next three days.

The 1,000 mm diameter pipeline, which carries water from the Pise Weir to the Temghar Water Treatment Plant, was damaged near Kalyan Phata on the morning of December 6 during work undertaken by Mahanagar Gas Limited. According to the TMC's Water Supply Department, repair work has been ongoing for the past two days, but the pipeline, being old and built using prestressed concrete technology, requires additional time for restoration.

With repairs expected to take three more days, the water supply to Thane has been reduced significantly. To manage the limited supply, the corporation will implement zonal water distribution until December 11, 2025. During this period, residents will experience reduced and irregular water supply across several parts of the city.

The Water Supply Department has appealed to citizens to use water judiciously and cooperate with the municipal authorities until normal supply is restored.

Eight-hour water cut in M East, M West as BMC repairs pipeline

Earlier, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) carried out urgent repair work on a key 1,200 mm water pipeline supplying the Turbhe Low-Level Reservoir on Sunday, resulting in an eight-hour water shutdown across several areas in the M East and M West wards.

In a statement issued on Saturday, the BMC's Public Relations Department said the repair operation will take place on December 7 between 11 am and 7 pm. The intervention has been deemed essential after the civic body detected a leakage in the main pipeline, which plays a critical role in maintaining a steady water supply to large parts of eastern Mumbai.

The shutdown will affect multiple residential, industrial and institutional clusters across both wards.

M East Ward (Ward Nos. 146, 147, 148):

Residents and establishments in the refinery outlet region - including HPCL, Varun Beverages Ltd., BARC, HPCL Colony, BPCL Supply, Gavanpada, RCF Colony, Old Bharat Nagar, Hashu Advani Nagar, New Bharat Nagar, Rockline Buildings, J-plot Buildings, Sahyadri Nagar, Om-Ganesh Nagar, Rahul Nagar and Ashok Nagar - will face a complete halt in water supply throughout the repair window.

M West Ward (Ward Nos. 154, 155):

Several neighbourhoods will also experience a full-day disruption, including Maravali Church, Mysore Colony, Vashi Village, Mahul, Amba Pada, Jijamata Nagar, Sai Leela, SRA Buildings (Mahul), Farooq Galli, Khadi Machine, Sharad Nagar, Navjeevan Society, Collector Colony, Sindhi Camp, MS Buildings, Ramtekdi, Tolaram Camp, Chembur Tower, Chembur Nagar SRA, Kokne Nagar, Maitri Park, Union Park, Charai Village, Golf Club, CG Road, RC Marg, Lal Dongar, MHADA Colony, RCF Ltd., Chembur Gaothan, Ghatla, Subhash Nagar, Siddharth Colony, NG Acharya Marg, Vijay Park, Corporate Church, Dr Garden area, Chembur Station Road, WT Patil Marg, Khardev Nagar, N. B. Patil Marg, BPCL, BPT, Indian Oil and Aegis Chemical.

The BMC has urged residents to store sufficient water in advance and cooperate with the authorities while the emergency work is underway. Civic officials said the normal water supply is expected to be restored once the repair operation concludes on Sunday evening.