31 October,2023 01:48 PM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
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The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has announced the temporary suspension of water supply in several areas of Mumbai on November 2 and 3.
According to the press release issued by the BMC, the affected wards include M (East), M (West), N, L, F (South), and F (North). The disruption is scheduled to last from 4 am on Thursday, November 2, to 4 AM on Friday, November 3.
As per the civic official, the water supply disruption is due to essential repair work on the city's water channels.
The BMC officials have alerted the citizens living in the affected wards to use water sparingly during this period and have also emphasised the importance of conservation efforts to mitigate the inconveniences caused by this necessary maintenance work.
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The repair project, undertaken by the BMC, involves the replacement of a 900 mm-diameter water channel and the repair of water channels ranging from 300 mm to 1800 mm-diameter. The infrastructure improvements are crucial to ensuring the long-term reliability and efficiency of Mumbai's water supply system.
Following are the details of the affected wards/areas where the water supply is interrupted.
The water supply will be completely shut off in the following wards:
- M/East ward
- M/West ward
- N ward
- L ward
- F/North ward
Water supply will remain partially closed in F/SOUTH ward which includes areas -
Areas around KEM Hospital, Tata, Bai Jerbai Wadia, MGM Hospital; Sewri (East) ward- Sewri Fort Road, Gadi Adda, Shivdi Koliwada; Sewri (West) ward- Acharya Donde Marg, T. J. Marg, Zakaria Bandar Marg, Sewri Ched Marg; Golanji input; Paral Village Pump Zone- G.D. Ambekar Marg up to 50 Flats, Eknath Ghadi Marg, Paral Gaon Road, Nanabhai Paralkar Marg, Bhagwantrao Paralkar Marg, Vijayakumar Wal.