The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Wednesday said that it has cancelled the proposed 10 per cent water cut that was scheduled for various parts of Mumbai city and its eastern suburbs.
The water cut was originally planned due to upgradation work at the Pise Panjrapur Water Treatment Plant, where 100 kV electric meters were being modernised.
The work was scheduled from 12:30 pm to 3:30 pm on October 7, 8, and 9, officials said.
According to the BMC, the maintenance work on Tuesday (October 7) and Wednesday (October 8) was successfully completed. However, the work planned for Thursday (October 9) had to be postponed due to a strike by MSEDCL (MahaVitaran) workers.
“The previously planned 10 per cent water cut in the following areas has been cancelled, and regular water supply will continue in Mumbai City Wards including A, B, F-South, F-North and in eastern suburbs` M-East, M-West, L (Kurla East), N (Vikhroli, Ghatkopar, Ghatkopar East), S (Bhandup, Nahur, Kanjurmarg, Vikhroli East), and T (Mulund East and West)
“The water supply will remain uninterrupted in the areas,” said an official.
Meanwhile, the water levels in lakes supplying drinking water to Mumbai have risen following heavy rainfall in their catchment areas.
According to BMC data, the combined stock in the seven reservoirs that provide water to the city now stands at 99.04 per cent.
As per the BMC on Wednesday (October 8), the collective water stock in these reservoirs is 14,33,262 million litres, which amounts to 99.04 per cent of their total capacity.
The BMC supplies drinking water daily from Upper Vaitarna, Modak Sagar, Tansa, Middle Vaitarna, Bhatsa, Vehar, and Tulsi lakes.
Of these, Tansa has 98.29 per cent water stock, Modak Sagar 99.25 per cent, Middle Vaitarna 99.20 per cent, Upper Vaitarna 100 per cent, Bhatsa 98.74 per cent, Vehar 100 per cent and Tulsi 99.56 per cent.
Lower (Modak Sagar), Middle and Upper Vaitarna lakes, along with Tansa, supply water to the western suburbs from Dahisar Check Naka to Bandra and to the western parts of the city from Mahim to Malabar Hill.
Bhatsa, Vehar, and Tulsi together form the Bhatsa system. Water from this system is treated at the Panjarpur Water Treatment Plant and distributed to the eastern parts of Mumbai, covering the eastern suburbs from Mulund Check Naka to Sion and further to Mazgaon.
