Responding to the concerns raised by residents of Jagannath Shankar Sheth Road about the severe shortage of well water, supposedly due to the Metro tunnelling work, the Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation (MMRC) has denied any connection between the construction of the tunnel and the dropping water levels. The irked residents find no merit in the MMRC's arguments and, in return, will send their reply to the MMRC in the next few days.

The residents of Karim Manzil, Singapuri and Sukhadwala buildings, who had written to the MMRC last month, received a letter earlier this week. Metro officials stated that the water levels in the wells in the area are being monitored "on a regu-lar basis".