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Mumbai: Repair work of punctured tunnel delayed
Updated On: 07 April, 2023 07:40 AM IST | Mumbai | Sameer Surve
So far, Mumbai has lost 450 million litres of water and another 200 million litres will be pumped out of the tunnel
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The dewatering work on with pumps at the tunnel at Kapurbawdi, Thane
The repairs of the tunnel punctured while a borewell was being dug on February 8, will only start after another week, as the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will have to pump out nearly 200 million litres of water from it. It is only when the tunnel is completely dry that engineers and the contractor will be able to work in it. This will take at least eight more days. Already Mumbai is facing a 15 per cent water cut and this means Mumbaikars will have to wait longer for normal water supply to be restored.
The city has lost around 16 per cent of its water from its daily consumption due to this puncture. Since February 8 when the tunnel was punctured, Mumbai has lost 450 million litres of water. Now there is a need to pump out around 200 million litres water from the tunnel. The total loss of water will hence be 650 million litres. Under normal circumstances, the supply of water to the city is 3,850 million litres.
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