Indian Express 03.05.2010
Underground tunnel repair disrupts water supply
Express News Service Tags : water supply Posted: Monday , May 03, 2010 at 0424 hrs
Mumbai: Water supply to major areas in Malad, Goregaon, Kandivali and Dahisar will be curtailed from Monday for about a month to carry out the repair work on the underground water tunnel at Malad Marve Road.
The tunnel from Liberty Garden to Charkop was damaged on February 12 due to illegal borewell digging.
The civic body, which has hired Hindustan Construction Company to carry out the repair work, will dewater the tunnel on Monday.
During the repair period, the BMC will use the old system of water supply that existed before the tunnel was built by HCC in 2004. “As the old system has been out of use for years, the water supply will not be very smooth. Fag ends are likely to face more serious problems,” said an official from the hydraulic engineering department.
The civic body will have to shell out Rs 5 crore for the repair work. Once the supply is isolated, the BMC will cut open the steel dome of the tunnel at Liberty Garden from where the workers will enter it. A lift and a ventilation system will be set up inside and around 80 HCC officials and 50 BMC officials will carry out the work.
