Overview
- BMC confirms a 10% reduction across most island city and eastern suburbs from January 27 to February 7, with effects extending to parts of Thane and Bhiwandi.
- TMC will implement phased 24-hour shutdowns over 12 days as inflows drop and pressure remains low, citing roughly a 20% supply reduction.
- A separate 24-hour halt will affect parts of Mulund (West), Bhandup (West) and select Thane areas from 10 am January 27 to 10 am January 28 for pipeline works.
- The pipeline project will shift 12 connections from a 2,400 mm Vaitarna main to a 2,750 mm Upper Vaitarna line and add an iron cover at Khindipada.
- Civic authorities advise residents to store water in advance, conserve usage and boil or filter drinking water for a few days as a precaution.