Overview
- A 1,200‑mm trunk on 90 Feet Road in Kurla was struck during bridge piling work on Saturday evening, forcing an urgent shutdown of supply to many L‑ward neighbourhoods.
- BMC teams excavated the main to about five metres, exposed the damaged stretch and replaced roughly a 1.5 metre section during an intensive overnight operation.
- Repair crews worked in constrained space because a 300‑mm Mahanagar Gas Limited pipeline and bridge pile foundations sat immediately beside the excavation and required extra safety steps.
- The civic body began phased restoration after the fix but warned residents to expect delayed or low‑pressure water while the network re‑pressurises and said tankers and alternate arrangements were being used where needed.
- A separate valve fault at the Malabar Hill reservoir disrupted Walkeshwar on Tuesday morning but BMC teams completed repairs and restored supply by about 11 a.m., a problem that highlights broader strain on Mumbai's system as CIDCO has already imposed precautionary cuts because of low reservoir stocks and monsoon uncertainty.