Thane to face water cut on Oct 5; these areas will be affected

The water supply to the neighborhood of Indiranagar in Thane has been halted for maintenance work following a rupture in the main water conduit at Dnyaneshwar Nagar Naka at 4 am today

The water supply to the neighborhood of Indiranagar in Thane has been halted for maintenance work following a rupture in the main water conduit at Dnyaneshwar Nagar Naka at 4 am today (Thursday).

Due to the ongoing work, the water supply to the localities of Indira Nagar, Savarkar Nagar, Sathe Nagar, Dawle Nagar, Rupa Devipada, Lokmanya Nagar, Kisan Nagar, Bhatwadi, and a few nearby areas will be suspended on Thursday, the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) stated in its press release. 

"Residents are advised to use water carefully," the press release added.

Meanwhile, the collective water stock in the seven reservoirs that supply drinking water to Mumbai is now at 99.46 pc, as of Thursday, October 5.

As per the BMC, the water level in Tansa is at 98.24 per cent and at Modak-Sagar, 98.11 per cent of water stock is available.

🚰मुंबईला पाणीपुरवठा करणाऱ्या ७ जलाशयांचा आज सकाळी ६ वाजेपर्यंतचा अहवाल

🚰Report of water stock in the seven lakes, supplying water to Mumbai, till 6am today.… pic.twitter.com/es4fI7mO9j

— माझी Mumbai, आपली BMC (@mybmc) October 5, 2023

In Middle Vaitarna 98.82 per cent, Upper Vaitarna 99.79 pc, Bhatsa 100 per cent, Vihar 100 per cent and Tulsi 99.35 per cent of useful water level.

The seven lakes have 14,39,566 million litre of water on October 5, against the full capacity, which is around 14,47,363 million litre.

The latest weather update indicates that Mumbai and its neighboring areas are likely to encounter partly cloudy skies today, accompanied by the potential for light rain or drizzle.

As per the BMC, tidal conditions will vary throughout the day. A high tide is anticipated at 1526 hrs, reaching a height of 3.26 meters, followed by a low tide at 2115 hrs with a depth of 1.40 meters.

The BMc also alerted that on October 6, a high tide of 3.51 meters is expected at 04.39 hrs, and a low tide is projected at 11.13 hrs, reaching a depth of 2.44 meters.

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