The first phase of work for laying the underground water tunnel from Amar Mahal in ghatkopar to Trombay was finally completed on Friday. The work on 3.6 km of the total 5.5 km tunnel started in March 2021 and the excavation work was done on Friday.

“A record 653 metres was excavated in January 2022, despite geological issues. The first phase of 3.6-km excavation was completed in record time today.  About 55 per cent of the work of this project is now complete and the project is expected to be completed by October 2024,” said an official from the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation.