Ghatkopar water cut: Mumbai Police issue traffic advisory as BMC begin repair works

The traffic notification said that the vehicles going towards Ghatkopar via Jangleswar Road and from Ghatkopar to Sakinaka will be completely closed. Representational Pic/File

Mumbai Police on Saturday issued a traffic advisory for residents and motorists in Ghatkopar area as the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) began water supply repair works on April 26.

In a traffic notification, Mumbai Police said, "In Ghatkopar Traffic Division, as pipeline repair work will be carried out by the BMC Water Department at Khairani Road, near Tukaram Bridge, Asalfa, Ghatkopar West, Mumbai, a hydra crane will be installed at the said location."

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Earlier this week, the BMC had announced water supply repair works to be undertaken in Ghatkopar (West) area of Mumbai on Saturday and Sunday.

The repair works will be undertaken from 10 am on Saturday for a 24-hour period, the Mumbai civic body said, adding that the water supply in some parts of the N and L Wards of the BMC will be suspended during this period.

The traffic notification said that the vehicles going towards Ghatkopar via Jangleswar Road and from Ghatkopar to Sakinaka will be completely closed, and hence it is necessary to divert this traffic to an alternative route.

Following order is being issued.

Road Closure -

Khairani Road will be closed to all types of vehicular traffic near Tukaram Bridge, to go from Tukaram Bridge towards Saki Naka and from Khairani Road to Tukaram Bridge towards Ghatkopar.

Alternate Route -

- Traffic going towards Ghatkopar via Jungleshwar Road will proceed via Khairani Road till Saki Vihar Road and from there it will take a left turn till Sakinaka Junction and again will take a left turn and proceed towards Ghatkopar via Andheri-Ghatkopar Link Road.

- Traffic going from Ghatkopar to Saki Naka via Jangleshwar Road will proceed via Andheri-Ghatkopar Link Road till Sakinaka Junction, and will take a right turn towards Khairani Junction and then will take a right turn and proceed via Khairani Road.

"The above order will be in force from date 26/04/2025 time 23.55 hrs till 27/04/2025 05.00 am," the police notification said.

Meanwhile, the civic body urged residents in the affected areas to use water sparingly and cooperate with the municipal administration during the Ghatkopar water cut.

Water supply affected following areas-

N Ward: Supply to be disrupted on April 26 in the following areas-

Bhatwadi, Barvenagar, Municipal Colony - A to K, Kajutekadi, Ramji Nagar, Ram Joshi Marg, Azad Nagar, Akbar Lala Compound, Parshiwadi, Sonia Gandhi Nagar, Namdar Balasaheb Desai Colony, Anandgad Water Tank and Pumping Station areas, Shankar Mandir, Ram Nagar, Hanuman Mandir, Rahul Nagar, Kailas Nagar, Sanjay Gandhi Nagar, Varsha Nagar, Jay Malhar Nagar, Khadoba Tekdi, Ram Nagar Water Tank and Pumping Station areas, D and C Municipal Colony, Raigad Division, Vikroli Park Site (part), Subhash Nagar, Shivaji Nagar, Yashwant Nagar, Industrial Colony Road, Gavdevi, Pathan Chawl, Amrut Nagar, Indira Nagar - 1, Aminabai Chawl and part of Sainath Nagar, Ganesh Nagar, Sagar Park, Jagdusha Nagar, Maulana Sankul, Katodipada, Bhimanagar, Indira Nagar - 2, Altafnagar, Gilda Nagar, Golibar Road, Sevanagar, Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) Colony, Mazgaon Dock Colony, Amrut Nagar and surrounding areas, Gangawadi Entry Gate No. 2, Siddharth Nagar, and Ambedkar Nagar, Jawaharbhai Plot, Suraksha Nagar, Navin Dayasagar, Part of Patidar Wadi, Rear of Radhakrishna Hotel, Parts of Gangawadi area in Ghatkopar.

L Ward: Supply to be disrupted on April 26 in the following areas-

Asalfa Village, NSS Road, Homeguard Colony, Narayan Nagar, Sane Guruji Pumping Station, Hill No. 3, Ashok Nagar, Himalaya Society, Sanjay Nagar, Samta Nagar, Gaiban Shah Baba Dargah Road

L Ward: Supply to be disrupted in following areas on Sunday, April 27

Sangharsh Nagar, Khairani Road, Yadav Nagar, J.M.M. Road, Lakshminarayan Mandir Road, Kulkarni Wadi, Mohili Water Pipeline, Bhanushali Wadi, Pereira Wadi.