Fire at BMC's Pise water pumping station to disrupt water supply today in Mumbai

A fire broke out at the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporations BMC Pise Water Pumping Station Monday evening leading to a significant impact on water supply across several parts of MumbaiThe incident has particularly affected the eastern part of the eastern suburbs along with the water supply from Golanji Fosbery Raoli and Bhandarwada reservoirs in the city As a result residents in these areas are likely to experience a complete halt in water supply for the next 24 hours an official of BMC saidFurthermore the water supply pressure in the western suburbs and other parts of Mumbai may also witness disruptions due to the incident the official said Reports said that the incident will also cause water supply disruptions to major civic hospitals Sion KEM Tata Memorial Wadia and JJ HospitalThe BMC administration has urged citizens to cooperate and utilize water resources judiciously during this challenging period The prompt cooperation of residents is essential to mitigate the impact of the disruption and ensure that essential water services can be restored as swiftly as possibleBrihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has a water harvesting centre at Pise The electricity supply to the entire project was interrupted due to a fire in the numbertwo transformer here this evening As a result all the pumps are stopped the BMC saidAfter the fire is brought under control at the spot the plant will be repaired and the water supply will be restored as soon as possible Therefore the citizens of the concerned area are requested to use water sparingly and cooperate with the municipal administration the civic body addedIn south Mumbai taps will run dry in wards A Colaba Cuffe Parade Nariman Point Churchgate Fort B Dongri Umarkhadi and E Mazgaon Nagpada Byculla which receive water from Bhandarwada reservoirIn eastern suburbs wards T Mulund S eastern parts of Nahur Bhandup and Vikhroli N Ghatkopar Sarvodaya Nagar Narayan Nagar entire MEast Deonar Anushakti Nagar Govandi Mankhurd MWest Chembur Tilaknagar FSouth Parel Sewri Naigaum and FNorth Matunga Sion Dharavi will face 100 per cent water cut said BMCThe rest of Mumbai including parts of western suburbs will face a 30 per cent water cut and low pressure supplyEfforts are underway to address the situation and restore normalcy to the water supply system in the affected areas However until such measures are successfully implemented residents are encouraged to conserve water and exercise caution in its usageMeanwhile a fire erupted in a highrise residential building housing staffers of a Maharashtra governmentrun hospital in south Mumbai on Monday night an official said No injuries were reported in the blaze whose cause was not immediately known he saidAccording to the official the fire broke out in a flat on the 14th floor of the staff quarters building of GT Hospital located close to Mumbai Police Commissionerate at around 845 pm Besides fire fighters as many as four fire engines and other vehicles were engaged in dousing the flames he saidIn a separate incidentfire broke out in a twostorey commercial centre situated in Santacruz suburb of Mumbai on Monday evening and 37 people were rescued civic officials saidThe rescue operation was carried out by Fire Brigade personnel on the second floor and the terrace of Options Commercial Centre located near the Milan subway via the staircase Nobody is injured in the fire which broke out at around 515 pm an official said adding that the blaze was confined to electric wiring and installations on the second floor With inputs from agencies