Mumbai, August 23: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation told news agency PTI that water supply to some areas of central and western Mumbai was likely to be affected as a major pipeline burst in the Aarey Colony area around noon on Friday.
An official said an 1800-mm-diameter pipeline bringing water to the city from Tansa Lake in Thane district burst in Gautam Nagar locality around 12.45 p.m.
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He added that the water supply to K-East (Andheri East), H-East (Bandra East), and G-North (Dharavi and Sion) wards was likely to be affected.
As a torrent of water gushed out from the pipeline, the valves were closed so that water was not wasted, the official said.