Daijiworld Media Network - Mumbai

Mumbai, Oct 28: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has completed repairs to compartment no. 2 of the Yewai Master Balancing Reservoir at the Pise-Panjrapur Complex and is scheduled to commission it on Wednesday.

Residents of Mumbai city, eastern suburbs and parts of Thane and Bhiwandi municipal corporations receiving water from the BMC have been advised to boil and filter drinking water for seven days as a precautionary measure.

The BMC said water quality could change during the commissioning process, prompting the advisory to ensure public safety.

The precautionary measures apply to several wards in Mumbai’s island city and eastern suburbs. These include the Naval Dockyard and BPT areas in A Ward; the entirety of B, E, F-South, F-North, M-East and M-West wards; and Mulund East and West in T Ward.

Residents of Bhandup, Nahur, Kanjurmarg and Vikhroli East in S Ward, Vikhroli and Ghatkopar East in N Ward, and Kurla East in L Ward have also been advised to follow the precautions.

The civic body has urged residents in the affected areas to boil and filter drinking water for the stipulated seven-day period following the reservoir’s commissioning.