Pipeline bursts near Coastal Road work site affects SoBo water supply

Regular water supply in South Mumbai's A ward, which covers the Cuffe Parade, Churchgate, Colaba and Nariman Point areas has been heavily affected after a water supply pipeline had burst near a construction site opposite the Taraporewala Aquarium.

Presently, the BMC is carrying construction works for the Coastal Road Project in this area. While local residents pointed to work being carried out by the BMC in the area for, as a reason for the pipe rupturing, a civic official stated, the pipeline may have burst due to fluctuating water pressure.

"Water supply to the entire Marine Drive locality has been affected, we have heard that there has been a pipeline burst in a nearby area," Ashok Gupta - Vice President, Marine Drive Citizen's Association told FPJ.

Gupta said, they were earlier told that water supply would be restored by Monday night however it didn't happen. "Since Sunday we have been getting water from tankers, the BMC has sent however those were not adequate so we had to get water from private suppliers which is costing Rs 1,500Rs 2,000 for each tanker," Gupta added.