Despite a delay caused by dewatering work that was not foreseen, the BMC is confident of repairing the tunnel at Thane’s Wagle Estate on schedule; i.e. by the end of this month. The repair work began on Friday, said officials. The water tunnel, which is one of the main sources of supply to the city, was punctured during illegal digging of a bore well at the proposed IT Park site at Wagle industrial area on November 8, 2022. The Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) had said that the developer was not allowed to dig a bore well at the site.

The work of removing the shaft of the tunnel is underway. File pic