i: A major pipeline burst during excavation work at Mahim Causeway on Monday afternoon triggered massive water leakage, flooding the roadway and bringing traffic to a near standstill. The incident has severely disrupted water supply in Khar West and Bandra West. The BMC’s water department rushed emergency teams to the spot and is carrying out repairs on a war footing to restore normalcy.
The incident occurred at around 1.35 pm on Monday on the north bound carriageway of Mahim Causeway, when a 900-mm diameter water pipeline burst during excavation work. The rupture led to massive leakage, with lakhs of litres of water gushing onto the road, flooding the stretch and severely disrupting traffic movement. Visuals from the site showed water shooting several feet into the air and the roadway completely submerged. Engineers from the BMC’s water department rushed to the spot and immediately began emergency repair work to contain the leakage and restore normal conditions.
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This happens a day after the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) announced water cuts in Bandra, Khar and other areas nearby on Tuesday, 10th of February.
