Already reeling under an acute water crisis, Mumbai has been losing an additional 5 million litres everyday since February 17 when a borewell being dug without permission damaged an underground water tunnel in Malad.
After a month of grappling with a maze of technical difficulties in undertaking repairs, the BMC will now appoint a private firm. It will soon float tenders.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/flood-worries
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/indian-express-mumbai
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/waterlogging
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drainage
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/floods
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/water-supply
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/municipal-corporations
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/maharashtra
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/mumbai
