BMC to lay pipeline to increase water supply in Juhu-Koliwada before Diwali

Going by assurances given by civic officials, residents of Juhu-Koliwada will get adequate water before Diwali as the Hydraulic Engineering department of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will lay a new pipeline to supply water. The new pipeline will boost supply to areas which are not getting water for some time.

DNA has earlier reported about poor supply of water for almost a month in Juhu-Koliwada.

Officials from the Hydraulic Engineering department visited the area on Saturday to take stock of the situation. They faced ire from residents as there was no water despite water being supplied at that time.

Sanjay Arte, deputy hydraulic engineer of Western Suburbs admitted that there is some problem of water supply in the area. "We have decided to lay new pipeline to increase water supply," said Atre. He added that the problem is not new in the area and the solution is only to lay new pipeline.

The new pipeline is a cross connection with main water pipeline to fetch water to areas which are not getting water or getting very little. According to official, Juhu-Koliwada is at the end of the supply network and this one of the reason water reaches there with low pressure.

Arte said that around 50 to 60 metre long pipeline will laid to resolve the long standing problem of water woes.

For almost one month, residents in the western suburbs are facing acute water shortage. Their problem began after the hydraulic department of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) had announced a water cut from 10 am on September 25 to 10 am on September 26 as it had to connect the newly constructed Powai-Veravali tunnel to the recently constructed Powai-Veravali tunnel with the surface pipeline.

Earlier, official from the Hydraulic engineering had claimed that due to problem in valve in Veravali reservoir. However, the valve issue was rectified by Wednesday and there was no improvement.

Apart from Juhu-Koliwada, there was water issues in Due to cross connection of pipeline, the water supply was affected in areas like Millat Nagar, Yari Road, Versova, JVPD, Santacruz West, Khar West, Gazdarbandh, Almeida Park in Bandra West, Beharaum Baug, Prathmesh Complex, Yadav Nagar, Jogeshwari West, Vile Parle, S V Road in Jogeshwari, Andheri East and Andheri West. However, the situation has improved in these areas.

PRE-DIWALI PERKS

• Going by assurances given by civic officials, residents of Juhu-Koliwada to get adequate water before Diwali 
   
• A senior civic official said that around 50 to 60-metre long pipeline will be laid to resolve the long standing problem of water in the Juhu-Koliwada area