Mumbai: Despite the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) announcing the successful repair of a major 1,650-mm water pipeline on Dr E Moses Road in Mahalaxmi on Friday evening, many residents in South Mumbai continued to face severe water shortages well into Saturday. The pipeline had sustained damage on Wednesday evening, triggering widespread supply disruptions.
Areas including Mumbai Central, Nagpada, and Kamathipura bore the brunt of the crisis, with some localities receiving no water at all even after the claimed completion of repairs. Residents reported enduring more than 48 hours without regular supply, forcing them onto the streets from early morning in search of water. While the BMC deployed tankers, the effort proved inadequate to meet the demand in the affected wards.
Local MLA Amin Patel highlighted the acute shortage plaguing South Mumbai. He noted that certain pockets received no supply whatsoever, while others experienced only marginal availability. Patel pointed to the major crack that developed in the pipeline on Wednesday evening as the root cause of the cuts across multiple wards.
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Former corporator Javed Juneja echoed the residents’ difficulties, stating that during the nearly two-day repair window, the civic body had not provided tankers, leaving people to manage on their own. On Saturday morning, he added, water failed to reach half the areas in several wards.
BMC officials attributed the ongoing issues to a noticeable drop in pressure within the Mumbai Central zone. This led to numerous complaints from localities such as Falkland Road, Patthe Bapurao Marg, RS Nimkar Marg, and various BIT buildings. According to an official, the pipelines remained empty initially, preventing adequate pressure from building up. To address the situation, authorities arranged a special water supply in the Mumbai Central area between 11:45 am and 1 pm on Saturday.
The civic body assured that normal water supply would resume across all affected areas by Sunday. The episode has underscored the challenges in restoring essential services quickly after infrastructure failures in densely populated parts of the city.
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