Over 2,000 people were left stranded on the streets after a major water pipeline burst at Thane’s Wagle Estate region on Saturday afternoon. The incident took place at Shiv Shakti Nagar no 1 at around 2.30 pm. The rupture was reported in one out of the four major water pipelines supplying water to Mumbai. Locals revealed that the impact of the accident was such that 700-800 slums close to the pipeline were left submerged under five feet of water and residents were thrown out of their homes.

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has announced water cuts in island city and suburbs after one of its major pipelines, the Tansa water main, burst in Thane. Pic/Sameer Markande