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Mumbai: Water shortage hits citizens hard as they queue up for water tankers

The Indian Express·Express News Service·23 days ago
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On Saturday afternoon, citizens in pockets like Kamathipura lined up to fill water through water tankers supplied by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). (File photo) For three days, a sudden pipe-burst near Worli’s Famous studios left water taps across parts of Byculla, Worli, Mumbai Central, and Grant Road completely dry. On Saturday morning, as civic water supply continued to elude pockets of South Mumbai, several residents took their frustration to the streets, nudging the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to supply water through tankers. On Saturday afternoon, citizens in pockets like Kamathipura lined up to fill water through water tankers supplied by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC). Surekha Ankam, a resident of Building 37 in Kamathipura’s 14th lane, told The Indian Express, “We have not received tap water since Thursday. When we were finally provided with BMC tankers, we took pots, buckets and utensils to stand in a queue and fetch water.…

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