Mumbai water alert: BMC issues 7-day boil-and-filter advisory for THESE wards

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation BMC has urged residents in parts of Mumbai the eastern suburbs and areas of Thane and Bhiwandi supplied by the civic body to boil and filter drinking water for the next seven days as a precautionary measureThe advisory comes after repair work on Compartment No 2 of the Yewai balancing reservoir at the PisePanjrapur complex was completed The compartment is scheduled to be commissioned on Wednesday October 28According to the BMC the commissioning process could potentially affect the quality of water supplied to Mumbai city the eastern suburbs and parts of Thane and Bhiwandi that receive water through the civic body Residents in the affected areas have therefore been advised to boil and filter drinking water for the next seven daysAreas in Mumbai city affectedThe advisory covers the following areasA Ward Naval Dockyard and BPT areasB Ward Entire wardE Ward Entire wardFSouth Ward Entire wardFNorth Ward Entire wardEastern suburbs covered by the advisoryThe following areas in the eastern suburbs have also been includedT Ward Mulund East and Mulund WestS Ward Bhandup Nahur Kanjurmarg and Vikhroli EastN Ward Vikhroli Ghatkopar East and GhatkoparL Ward Kurla EastMEast Ward Entire wardMWest Ward Entire wardResidents in Thane and Bhiwandi also advised cautionThe BMC has urged residents in areas of Thane and Bhiwandi supplied with water by the civic body to follow the same precautionary measuresThe civic administration has appealed to residents to comply with the advisory and use boiled and filtered water for drinking for the next seven days in view of the possibility of changes in water quality following the reservoir compartments commissioningThane water cut on October 28ndash29 Check areas affected by 24hour shutdownThe Thane Municipal Corporation TMC will implement a 10 per cent water cut across its jurisdiction every Wednesday as part of precautionary measures to manage available water stocks amid concerns over the potential impact of El Nino and the possibility of droughtlike conditionsUnder the revised water management plan supply will be suspended in several parts of Thane for 24 hours from 9 am on Wednesday to 9 am on Thursday The measure will be implemented through the civic bodys own water supply network and STEM Water Distribution and Infrastructure Company Pvt LtdThe decision follows a state government directive requiring local authorities to manage available water resources carefully and prioritise drinking water supplies amid concerns over changing weather conditions The state governments resolution calls for planned and judicious use of water stocks across Maharashtra until August 31 2027The first scheduled shutdown will begin at 9 am on Wednesday October 28 and continue until 9 am on Thursday October 29 Several residential and commercial areas are expected to be affected by the disruptionThe affected areas include Ghodbunder Road Lokmanya Nagar Vartak Nagar Saket Rutu Park Jail Gandhi Nagar Rustomjee Siddhachal Indira Nagar Rupadevi Shree Nagar Samata Nagar Siddheshwar Eternity Johnson Mumbra and parts of Kalwa among other locationsResidents in these areas may face interruptions to their regular water supply during the shutdown period Households and establishments that depend on the municipal network will need to plan their water use accordinglyThe civic body has advised residents to make arrangements in advance and use stored water carefully to minimise inconvenience during the scheduled disruption