Kurla, Mumbai: Days after a massive underground pipeline burst disrupted daily life across Kurla, local residents continue to battle a distressing and hazardous crisis. The underground pipeline, buried nearly 25 feet beneath the surface near the 90 Feet Road-Saki Naka Junction, was severely damaged during a deep road excavation project managed by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) Bridge Department on June 7. The sudden incident caught locals completely off guard, instantly cutting off the vital water supply to vast stretches of Kurla for almost two consecutive days.
While civic authorities scrambled to finish the intense repair works and officially restored the pipeline connection late on Sunday, true normalcy remains an elusive challenge. Frustrated residents complain that the water arriving at their doorsteps is completely irregular, heavily contaminated, and carrying a pungent, foul-smelling odor. Social activist and Kurla West resident Anil Mandavkar highlighted that the community received zero prior intimation before the 35-hour dry spell. He shared that when the supply finally resumed on Monday morning, it brought along a strong, unpleasant stench and highly questionable quality.
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For vulnerable households, this disruption has aggressively compounded real-world health risks. Local resident Mangala Naikwadi, who is currently recovering from a severe bout of typhoid, expressed how harrowing the two-day water shortage proved for her family. When the taps finally opened, the water was deeply discolored, appearing muddy and reddish-yellow, with an odor so overwhelmingly strong that storing it caused her entire home to smell unpleasant. Nearby, Madhura Shinde’s family of five was forced to draw heavily from an old community well just to fulfill basic survival needs.
Responding to the rising public outrage, L Ward Officer AC Herlekar explained that the civic body is actively working to resolve the issue. He noted that the newly repaired pipeline was previously filled with stagnant, muddy debris that must be fully flushed out before safe, clean water can safely flow into homes. While the BMC expects a complete resolution shortly, an exhausted Kurla continues to wait for relief from a nightmare that has made basic clean water feel like a luxury.
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