Mumbai: BMC announces water supply cuts due to Malabar Hill reservoir inspection

Committee inspecting the reservoir in December. File pic

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has announced water supply cuts in many parts of Mumbai on Monday, June 3, and Tuesday, June 4, 2024, due to an internal inspection of the Malabar Hill Reservoir. Water supply to parts of A, C, D, G South and G North wards will experience a water cut, said BMC.

The inspection will be conducted by a team of professors from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee. The reservoir's compartments 1 and 2 will be emptied in stages for this purpose. This examination is part of the BMC's efforts to examine prior expert findings and guarantee that Mumbai residents have continuous access to clean water.

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The BMC advises residents in these areas to store sufficient water and use it judiciously. Water supply timings may be rescheduled based on reservoir levels. The municipal administration requests citizens' cooperation to facilitate better services in the future.

"An internal inspection of Malabar Hill Reservoir is scheduled to be conducted by a team of Professors from the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee, on Monday, June 3, 2024 and Tuesday, June 4, 2024. Accordingly, Compartment 1 and 2 of Malabar Hill Reservoir will be emptied in a phased manner. As a result, water supply to parts of A, C, D, G South and G North wards will experience a water cut," BMC said in its statement.

"BMC has undertaken the reconstruction of Malabar Hill Reservoir. BMC has appointed IIT Roorkee to analyse the reports submitted by an earlier expert committee of Malabar Hill Reservoir, to provide actionable recommendations so that BMC can determine the next steps to maintain uninterrupted water supply to the citizens of Mumbai governed by Malabar Hill Reservoir. In this regard, Professors from IIT Roorkee requested for internal inspection of Malabar Hill Reservoir to analyse the present condition of MHR," the civic agency stated.

The civic body said, "Accordingly, Compartment 1 and 2 of Malabar Hill Reservoir need to be emptied in a phased manner. The internal survey of Malabar Hill reservoir is scheduled to be conducted in two days i.e. on Monday, 03rd June 2024 and Tuesday, 04th June 2024 respectively. As a result of this inspection, there will be a cut in water supply in some areas of A, C, D, G South and G North wards."

Affected areas and scheduled water cuts are as follows:

Monday, June 3, 2024 (8:00 am to 10:00 am)

A Ward:

• Cuffe Parade & Ambedkar Nagar: No water supply (11:20 am - 1:45 pm)
• Nariman Point & G.D. Somani: 50 per cent cut (1:45 pm to 3:00 pm)
• Military Zone: 30 per cent cut (24 hours)
• Other zones fed from MHR & Azad Maidan Reservoir: 10% cut

C Ward:

• All zones fed from MHR & Azad Maidan Reservoir: 10 per cent cut

D Ward:

• Pedder Road: 20 per cent cut (1:00 pm to 10:30 pm)
• Other zones fed from MHR: 10 per cent cut

G North and G South Wards:

• All direct water supply: 10 per cent cut

Tuesday, June 4 2024 (8:00 am to 10:00 am)

A Ward:

• All zones fed from MHR & Azad Maidan Reservoir: 10 per cent cut

C Ward:

• All zones fed from MHR & Azad Maidan Reservoir: 10 per cent cut

D Ward:

• All zones fed from MHR & Azad Maidan Reservoir: 10 per cent cut

G North and G South Wards:

• All direct supply: 10 per cent cut