Mumbai: The BMC on Wednesday announced 15% water cut in 17 civic wards of the city from 10am on December 8 to 10am on December 9.The BMC said it will be undertaking work to replace the 2,750mm- diameter Tansa water pipeline that supplies water from Tansa Dam to the Bhandup Water Purification Plant, which will require approximately 24 hours. Due to this work, there will be an estimated 15% reduction in supply to the water treatment plant. The wards that will be affected are A, C, D, G-South, G-North divisions in the island city; H-East, H-West, K-East, K-West, P-South, P-North, R-South, R-North, and R-Central in western suburbs; and N, L and S in the eastern suburbs.Earlier, a 15% water cut was planned from 10am on December 3 to 10 am on December 4, but it was cancelled and the pipeline replacement work was postponed to avoid inconvenience to the lakhs of people who come to Mumbai on the occasion of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar’s Mahaparinirvan Day.The civic administration has appealed to residents of the affected areas to store sufficient water, use water sparingly on December 8 and 9, and cooperate with the BMC.
