IN PHOTOS: New pipeline fails to solve muddy water woes of Santacruz residents

Updated On: 11 October, 2023 02:39 PM IST | Anagha Sawant

Despite the installation of a new water pipeline by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) in Santacruz`s Dr Subramaniam Nagar, the residents continue to grapple with muddy water quality. Reports Prasun Choudhari (see pics)

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The situation has not only inconvenienced the locals but has also given rise to a host of health concerns

<p>Mid-day had earlier reported on August 21, 2023, about the BMC water in the Santacruz area begin contaminated by faecal matter and high levels of E.Coli</p>

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Mid-day had earlier reported on August 21, 2023, about the BMC water in the Santacruz area begin contaminated by faecal matter and high levels of E.Coli

<p>The BMC’s efforts to improve the water supply infrastructure in the Sanatcruz locality have yielded disappointing results, with residents primarily lamenting the irregularity of water supply timings</p>

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The BMC’s efforts to improve the water supply infrastructure in the Sanatcruz locality have yielded disappointing results, with residents primarily lamenting the irregularity of water supply timings

<p>Residents in the area have resorted to purchasing bottled water regularly to meet their basic needs. Speaking to mid-day, one of the resident said, “We need to buy bottled water on a regular basis. Generally, we buy a 20-litre bottle daily for R100 per bottle to meet all our daily needs. Even after paying water charges to the BMC, we have to buy water”</p>
<p><strong>Read story: <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-news/article/mumbai-despite-a-new-pipeline-muddy-water-continues-in-santacruz-23313694" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Mumbai: Despite a new pipeline, muddy water continues in Santacruz</a></strong> </p>

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Residents in the area have resorted to purchasing bottled water regularly to meet their basic needs. Speaking to mid-day, one of the resident said, “We need to buy bottled water on a regular basis. Generally, we buy a 20-litre bottle daily for R100 per bottle to meet all our daily needs. Even after paying water charges to the BMC, we have to buy water”

Read story: Mumbai: Despite a new pipeline, muddy water continues in Santacruz

<p>In response to the residents’ concerns, Sudhir Shivdas Jadhav, assistant engineer, water works, BMC`s H-East ward said, “The Subramanyam Nagar is a densely populated slum area situated at the fag-end of H-East water supply zone near the airport boundary. The slum dwellers have taken their service pipes through the existing drains and nullahs, which is causing the contamination”</p>

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In response to the residents’ concerns, Sudhir Shivdas Jadhav, assistant engineer, water works, BMC`s H-East ward said, “The Subramanyam Nagar is a densely populated slum area situated at the fag-end of H-East water supply zone near the airport boundary. The slum dwellers have taken their service pipes through the existing drains and nullahs, which is causing the contamination”

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