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Show-cause notice for private firm that broke water tunnel
Updated On: 16 June, 2023 07:55 AM IST | Mumbai | Sameer Surve
Mumbai was left facing a citywide 10 per cent cut due to the error of a construction firm back in April; mistake could cost company Rs 75 crore
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The repairs of the tunnel. File pic
Nearly seven months after a builder digging an illegal borewell in Thane punctured a tunnel, causing Mumbai a loss of 650 million litres of water, the BMC will send the company a show-cause notice today. In an attempt to make a watertight case against the violator, in the notice the BMC will mention the amount of the fine imposed on the construction company, and the trouble caused by the puncturing of the tunnel.
On November 8, 2022, the BMC water tunnel was punctured at Wagle Estate. The BMC completed repairs on the tunnel on April 18, 2023, in 18 days. During this period the city faced a 10 per cent water cut.
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