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Mumbai: BMC cracks down on its pipe-breakers
Updated On: 11 December, 2023 06:50 AM IST | Mumbai | Sameer Surve
Civic body threatens to stop water supply to Metro-6 project after last week’s damage to its pipeline by sister agency, prepares to also sue company that caused major damage in Thane last year
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The damage to the Veravali pipeline hampered the water supply in Andheri East for four days. File pic
Taking a tough stand on damage to water pipelines by construction activities, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is warning errant contractors of stringent action. While the contractor of Metro Line 6 has been directed to pay a Rs 1.3 crore fine, another contractor who breached a water tunnel in Thane in 2022 will be dragged to court over unpaid fines amounting to Rs 75 crore.
The BMC has decided to start legal action against a Thane-based builder who punctured the water tunnel in Thane and has not paid Rs 75 crore in fines. We will also consider not granting a water connection to Metro Line 6 if the contractor, who broke the Veravali water pipeline at Andheri SEEPZ, does not pay the fine,” a BMC official said. The contractor of Metro Line 6 has been fined Rs 1.3 crore.
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