Mumbai: Low pressure, air bubbles mean water woes continue

A day after the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC repaired a major pipeline in the suburbs residents were waiting for water on Tuesday six days after the conduit was damaged in multiple spots at Andheri East due to Metro 6 workThe BMC sent a letter to Delhi Metro Rail Corporation director of Metro MMRDA and contractor Eagle Infra India Ltd directing that the contractor pay water wastage and repair charges and a penalty worth Rs 133 crore in total immediately Sanjay Mukherjee director of Metro MMRDA did not respond to midday queries by press timeWorkers carry out repairs on the pipeline at Andheri EastThough a few areas received water albeit not at their regular time most either did not receive any or were compelled to deal with lowpressure issues The civic body is facing a hard time maintaining the water level at reservoirs and air bubbles in pipes due to a long gap of 50 hours of repairsDamage reportThe main line which was damaged near Seepz Gate No 3 and Indian Oil Petrol Pump at Andheri East on November 30 runs from Lokhandwala in Andheri to Vikhroli Water supply to nearby areas as well as the K East K West H West N and L wards was disrupted Lakhs of residents faced water woes especially on Sunday as they received water from nearby reservoirs on Friday and SaturdayThe repair work was completed by 1 pm on Monday But even after 24 hours many residents were waiting for water as tanker operators were demanding up to Rs 10000 A resident of Teli Galli in Andheri East said ldquoWe received water at 7 am on Tuesday but the supply was stopped half an hour laterrdquoThe Dahisar pipeline repair workNikunj Desai an Andheri West resident said that his building on S V Road received lowpressure water at 11 am Monday night On Tuesday residents received their usual amount of water But others were not as lucky Due to low pressure the BMC changed the regular water slots in several areas D N Nagar and Four Bungalows receive water at 12 noon But the BMC changed the slot to 8 pm to 930 pm on TuesdayAmit Satam a local MLA messaged residents that the BMC would restore the water supply on Tuesday as it was in process of building pressure in the reservoir A resident Satindar Batra said the water supply to Aram Nagar Seven Bungalows resumed at the regular time 6 pm Parag Alavani an MLA from Vile Parle sent a message to residents saying that normally during supply hours the water level at the reservoir should be 15 metres However on Monday it was quite low and therefore a few lowlying areas were supplied water at a low pressureK P Singh a resident of Maladhari Compound in Andheri East said his neighbours received water after midnight ldquoThe water pressure was normal and enough for the day We generally receive water from 6 pm to 10 pm We are waiting for it today Tuesdayrdquo said SinghDahisar leakageA major leakage occurred in a 300mmdiameter pipeline while maintenance work was being carried out by Adani Energy Solutions Ltd near Dahisar Toll Plaza on Tuesday The pipeline was damaged around 10 am Repair work started on war footing around 1030 am and was completed at 3 pm ldquoIn this area water is supplied at night The supply will be resumed as per the regular slotsrdquo said Nitin Amle a water works engineerAdani Energy Solutions Ltd spokesperson said During crucial nighttime work on a critical Mumbai Transmission Corridor a 300mm water pipeline was accidentally damaged by contractors Onsite teams promptly reported to BMC who swiftly shutoff the valve preventing water loss Repairs have since been promptly completed no water cut has been faced by the residents10 amTime on Tues when Dahisar pipe broke