WATER LEAKAGE FROM AIR VALVE OF PIPE NEAR SAHAR AIRPORTIT'S ALL going down the drain.
Water that can fill three to four tanks, sufficient to cater to over 100 families, is being wasted every day because of 19 leakages at Marol Maroshi, Andheri-Kurla Road and Sahar Airport Road. This was found out after a joint inspection by citizens' group AGNI, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and the traffic police on Friday. This was prompted after a flood of complaints from residents.
A major leakage was found out near Old State Bank bus stop at Marol Maroshi Road in a newly laid pipeline. "As heavy vehicles ply on this road, the new pipeline has been damaged," said S.S. Kori, executive engineer (western suburbs, south). The leak has made the road wet, slippery and dangerous for motorists.
Five water leakages were identified on the Andheri-Kurla Road. "Many leakages on the road have been during the road expansion work by the MMRDA," said Walter Narona, an AGNI volunteer.
The municipal body has promised to plug the leakages within 15 days. "After a fortnight, AGNI will undertake a review inspection," said James John of AGNI.
For six months, there has been a heavy water leakage in front of Mahalakshmi Again Hotel on Andheri-Kurla Road. Another pipe on the Sahar Pipeline Road has also been leaking for six months. None of these leakages have been repaired. Civic authorities blamed the leakages on slumdwellers, who allegedly tamper with the pipe. "We will build a metal cage or a wire mesh around it to stop slumdwellers from hacking pipelines for water," Kori said.
The residents, who have been complaining for a long time, hope to have the problem fixed.
"Due to water leakages almost two litres out of 10 litres of water supply is wasted every day," said Jacinta Viegas (40), investment consultant and Andheri (East) resident. "It reduces the water flow in our houses. There are also chances of water getting contaminated."
Water that can fill three to four tanks, sufficient to cater to over 100 families, is being wasted every day because of 19 leakages at Marol Maroshi, Andheri-Kurla Road and Sahar Airport Road. This was found out after a joint inspection by citizens' group AGNI, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation and the traffic police on Friday. This was prompted after a flood of complaints from residents.
A major leakage was found out near Old State Bank bus stop at Marol Maroshi Road in a newly laid pipeline. "As heavy vehicles ply on this road, the new pipeline has been damaged," said S.S. Kori, executive engineer (western suburbs, south). The leak has made the road wet, slippery and dangerous for motorists.
Five water leakages were identified on the Andheri-Kurla Road. "Many leakages on the road have been during the road expansion work by the MMRDA," said Walter Narona, an AGNI volunteer.
The municipal body has promised to plug the leakages within 15 days. "After a fortnight, AGNI will undertake a review inspection," said James John of AGNI.
For six months, there has been a heavy water leakage in front of Mahalakshmi Again Hotel on Andheri-Kurla Road. Another pipe on the Sahar Pipeline Road has also been leaking for six months. None of these leakages have been repaired. Civic authorities blamed the leakages on slumdwellers, who allegedly tamper with the pipe. "We will build a metal cage or a wire mesh around it to stop slumdwellers from hacking pipelines for water," Kori said.
The residents, who have been complaining for a long time, hope to have the problem fixed.
"Due to water leakages almost two litres out of 10 litres of water supply is wasted every day," said Jacinta Viegas (40), investment consultant and Andheri (East) resident. "It reduces the water flow in our houses. There are also chances of water getting contaminated."
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