Mumbai Water Pipeline

The Bombay High Court Wednesday directed the Maharashtra government to pay Rs 15,000 per month as rent to people who were rendered homeless after their dwellings, located near a key water pipeline here, were demolished.

The south-bound arm of the Parel flyover in central Mumbai was closed for traffic on Friday due to repair work of a water pipeline near the flyover.

While Marathwada struggles for water with eight of its 11 dams completely dry, lakhs of litres of clear drinking water is being completely wasted in Mumbai. Nearly a day after a leak was spotted in a pipeline at Ghatkopar in eastern Mumbai, water continued to gush out, leaving the road flooded.

Bringing an end to a three day stand-off, the residents of Campa Cola housing society today finally gave in to Supreme Court's orders and allowed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials to enter the premises tomorrow and disconnect electricity, water and gas pipeline connections.

After two days of providing stiff resistance to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials and preventing them from entering the Campa Cola compound to cut off the electricity, water and gas pipeline connections, residents of the illegal flats there today said they will open the society's gate for officials to execute their duties as th...

The Mumbai civic body said a water pipeline burst caused the cave-in on the road which connects Girgaum Chowpatty with Marine Drive.

A corporator of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), who was caught on camera repeatedly slapping a senior citizen over an alleged delay in repairing a damaged water pipeline, was arrested today. The corporator, though, was granted bail soon after.

In yet another case of major loss of water in the city, nearly a million litres went down the drain after a 24-inch pipeline burst at V N Purav Road in Chembur, yesterday morning. This led to a temporary water crisis and traffic jam in the area due to accumulation of water on the road.

Mumbaikars will have to brace up for water cuts as the local civic body will undertake replacement work of pipelines in the city to augment water supply for three days.     The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) today said it has undertaken the task of replacing the trunk mains at the Maroshi-Vakola-Ruparel College tunnel,...

Completion of the trial of Pakistani gunman Ajmal Amir Kasab at Arthur Road Jail had notonly brought relief for nearby residents but also for the civic body, which has now received the green signal to lay water pipelines in the area in Central Mumbai.Due to security reasons, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) could not lay water pipelines...

A 72-inch water pipeline at Mulund in suburban Mumbai burst on Thursday leading to flooding and traffic jams in the area, civic officials said.

An over 100-year-old water pipeline burst on Monday evening at Bhiwandi in neighbouring Thane district following which an additional 20 per cent water cut has been imposed in Mumbai for the next 24 hours.

Local train services on the Central Line in Mumbai have been affected after a huge water pipeline collapsed on a train passing through Thane.

The Bombay High Court Wednesday directed the Maharashtra government to pay Rs 15,000 per month as rent to people who were rendered homeless after their dwellings, located near a key water pipeline here, were demolished.

The south-bound arm of the Parel flyover in central Mumbai was closed for traffic on Friday due to repair work of a water pipeline near the flyover.

While Marathwada struggles for water with eight of its 11 dams completely dry, lakhs of litres of clear drinking water is being completely wasted in Mumbai. Nearly a day after a leak was spotted in a pipeline at Ghatkopar in eastern Mumbai, water continued to gush out, leaving the road flooded.

Bringing an end to a three day stand-off, the residents of Campa Cola housing society today finally gave in to Supreme Court's orders and allowed the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials to enter the premises tomorrow and disconnect electricity, water and gas pipeline connections.

After two days of providing stiff resistance to the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) officials and preventing them from entering the Campa Cola compound to cut off the electricity, water and gas pipeline connections, residents of the illegal flats there today said they will open the society's gate for officials to execute their duties as th...

The Mumbai civic body said a water pipeline burst caused the cave-in on the road which connects Girgaum Chowpatty with Marine Drive.

A corporator of the Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), who was caught on camera repeatedly slapping a senior citizen over an alleged delay in repairing a damaged water pipeline, was arrested today. The corporator, though, was granted bail soon after.

In yet another case of major loss of water in the city, nearly a million litres went down the drain after a 24-inch pipeline burst at V N Purav Road in Chembur, yesterday morning. This led to a temporary water crisis and traffic jam in the area due to accumulation of water on the road.

Mumbaikars will have to brace up for water cuts as the local civic body will undertake replacement work of pipelines in the city to augment water supply for three days.     The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) today said it has undertaken the task of replacing the trunk mains at the Maroshi-Vakola-Ruparel College tunnel,...

Completion of the trial of Pakistani gunman Ajmal Amir Kasab at Arthur Road Jail had notonly brought relief for nearby residents but also for the civic body, which has now received the green signal to lay water pipelines in the area in Central Mumbai.Due to security reasons, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) could not lay water pipelines...

A 72-inch water pipeline at Mulund in suburban Mumbai burst on Thursday leading to flooding and traffic jams in the area, civic officials said.

An over 100-year-old water pipeline burst on Monday evening at Bhiwandi in neighbouring Thane district following which an additional 20 per cent water cut has been imposed in Mumbai for the next 24 hours.

Local train services on the Central Line in Mumbai have been affected after a huge water pipeline collapsed on a train passing through Thane.