In a bid to minimise water leakages from pipelines in the city, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) will carry out from October, a pilot project using high-end technology, aiming to fix the problem.

According to the civic body, of the total supply of 3,400 million litres of water, Mumbai loses around 700 million litres of water due to leakages.

"Water leakage is a major problem and