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- Women filled containers with potable water from a government water supply tanker.
"Water, water everywhere but not a drop to drink" – the old adage is perhaps true for the residents of Mumbai.
The coastal city may be known as the nation's financial hub and glamor capital thanks to Bollywood. But anyone who lives there knows it probably also is the capital of decrepit infrastructure, from roads to slums to train lines. It also may be the water-shortage capital, given that residents are now facing another round of water outages as the civic body, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation, undertakes pipeline repair work at the Maroshi-Vakola-Ruparel College tunnel.
The water department said in a statement that repairs, starting today, are being carried out in the name of improving the water supply. But the repairs are going to leave taps dry in most parts of the city.
Areas such as Colaba, Malabar Hills, Cuffe Parade and Peddar Road will face a complete shutdown on May 18 and May 20. Nariman Point, Marine Lines, Churchgate, Napeansea Road, Mumbai Central and the Mahalakshmi temple area are among others that will see the water turned off May 19 and 21.
In other areas of the city like Santacruz, Bandra Kurla Complex and Khar, the water supply is going to be weaker. "During the cut periods, the pressure will be lower than normal and the duration of supply will be less," an official at the Corporati [...]
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