Mumbai: BMC to Impose Water Cut on October 9 and 13 in Malad, Kandivali

Water cuts will be imposed in certain areas of Mumbai’s Malad and Kandivali on October 9 and 13 in view of valve replacement works that the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will carry out at the Malad Hill reservoir, in Malad East.

The maintenance project’s objective to replace the old and damaged valves which will ensure a safe and efficient water supply system in the island city.

According to a Times of India report, the water supply in some areas of P/North ward in Malad (East), P/South Ward in Goregaon (East), and some sections of R/South Ward (Kandivali) will be temporary cut until midnight on October 9 and 13 to facilitate the replacement work. This will result in a water supply cut of total 16 hours each day.

Last week, BMC announced that Mumbaikars will not have to see any water cuts till June next year as the water level of the seven lakes — supplying water to Mumbai — reached 99.6 per cent.

Confirming the development, Purshottam Malwade, Hydraulic Engineer at BMC said there will be no need to impose cuts on water now.

The city received good rainfall between September 24 to September 27, resulting in rising water levels. For example, Modak Sagar Lake had received 51mm rainfall, Bhatsa 42mm, Tansa 23mm, and Middle Vaitarna 19mm.

The rising levels of these four lakes led to an increase of 98.93 percent on September 25. This was further increased to 99.66% on September 27. The Corporation supplies 3900 million litres every day to the citizens.

Earlier in September, BMC had said that if the water level in these seven lakes don’t reach their capacity — 14.47 lakh million litre — by October 1 then the corporation will be forced to consider implementing a water cut.

“We take a review of the water stocks on October 1. If by then the water in the lakes has not filled up to the required capacity, we may have to consider a water cut,” a ToI report quoted civic hydraulic engineer P Malwade as saying. He added that August has not been very blessing in terms of rains, despite which water stocks increased up to 90 per cent.

The lakes’ total water stock stood at 13.12 lakh million litres — 91 per cent of the required capacity — on September 2. Previously on July 1, the BMC had implemented a 10 per cent water cut in view of this year’s delayed monsoon and insufficient water stocks in the seven lakes.