03 March,2022 12:17 PM IST | Mumbai | Prajakta Kasale
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A disruption in the Bhatsa power plant will affect the city's water supply for a few more days. The city gets 40 per cent of its water from the dam. Although the corporation is trying to get additional supply from Vaitarna dam, it may not be enough.
A 15 per cent water cut was declared on the day of the power disruption in Mumbai on February 27. Mumbai gets around 3,800 million litres of water per day from seven lakes. Of this, 2,000 million litres comes from Bhatsa.
Suresh Kakani, additional municipal commissioner
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Treated water is stored in the Master Balancing Reservoirs (MBR) located near treatment plants in Bhandup and Yewai. It is further distributed to 27 service reservoirs located throughout the city. So, the city wasn't affected on the same day. But now, as the water supply has not been restored, the city is facing a water crunch.
"It will take some time for this water supply to be restored. The city is getting 1,400 MLD water from Bhatsa. There is a shortage of 700 MLD. Till the BMC is able to get an additional 200 MLD from Vaitarna dam, the water cut may remain," said Suresh Kakani, additional commissioner of BMC.
