Mumbai to face 5 pc water cut from April 20-27 for tunnel maintenance

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC has announced a temporary 5 per cent reduction in water supply across several parts of the city and eastern suburbs from April 20 to April 27 2026 due to essential maintenance work on key water tunnelsMaintenance work on major water tunnelsAccording to the BMC the work will involve charging flushing chlorination and dechlorination of Water Tunnel No 1 AMT1 and Water Tunnel No 2 AMT2 both of which play a crucial role in Mumbairsquos water distribution networkWater Tunnel No 1 supplies water from Amar Mahal Hegdewar Garden to Wadala Pratiksha Nagar and further to Parel Sadakant Dhavan Garden Meanwhile Water Tunnel No 2 runs from Amar Mahal to the Trombay LowLevel and HighLevel Reservoirs ensuring continuous water supply to key areasThe civic body stated that these maintenance operations are necessary to ensure the longterm efficiency and safety of the water supply systemAreas to face water supply reductionThe BMC said the 5 per cent water cut will affect several wards in the eastern suburbs including L Kurla East M East M West N S and T wardsIn addition parts of south and central Mumbai under A B C E F North and F South wards will also experience reduced water supply during the same periodCitizens urged to cooperateThe BMC has appealed to residents in the affected areas to use water judiciously and cooperate with the administration during the maintenance periodOfficials emphasised that the reduction is temporary and aimed at improving the overall reliability of Mumbairsquos water infrastructureBMC announces water cut in parts of south Mumbai on April 1617Earlier on April 10 the BMC announced a temporary disruption in water supply in several parts of south Mumbai on April 16ndash17 stating that the supply will be affected for 18 hours as it plans to undertake essential work on a major water distribution lineThe water cut is scheduled from 10 am on Thursday April 16 to 4 am on Friday April 17 2026 officials saidThe BMC will install two 1500 mm butterfly valves on the tunnel water pipeline at Haji Bunder Road in the F South Ward near Sewri they saidAccording to the Mumbai civic body the work is being carried out to improve and regulate water supply from the Bhardavada Hill Reservoir Phosberry Hill Reservoir and Golnaji Hill ReservoirAn official statement said that due to the work parts of the A B C E and FSouth BMC wards will experience either complete water supply shutdown or lowpressure supply during the operation periodThe operation will impact several key areas including residential zones commercial pockets hospitals and government offices