Mumbai's Andheri residents said that foul smell was also emanating from it. BMC has promised to fix the problem soon.
Residents of Andheri (West) have been getting yellow-coloured water for the last couple of days.
Sixty-eight-year-old Rashida Haroon, who suffered from diarrhoea after drinking yellow-coloured water, said she has been receiving such water for the past couple of days. “When the water started smelling worse, I realised there was some problem with the water,” Rashida said.
“Boiling the water helps in getting rid of the stench somewhat but the taste and colour remain quite bad,” says the Andheri resident, who has started buying bottled water not just for drinking and cooking but also for brushing her teeth.
“It is better to play it safe,” she adds.
The 68-year-old is not alone in her ordeal. Several localities are receiving tap water unfit for consumption since the last few days.
“We get dirty water once every few weeks. But the situation gets worse during summer and monsoon,” says Vineet Makwana.
As a result, cases of diarrhoea and other water-borne diseases in Mumbai are only increasing.
“Children and older people are the worst hit because of their weaker immune systems. We are getting at least a dozen such cases on a daily basis,” says Dr AS Irani, a Juhu-based paediatrician.
Meanwhile, Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation officials insist that water is supplied to buildings in the city only after undergoing several rounds of purification. Sometimes the connecting pipelines that carry the water from the main pipeline to residential areas get contaminated or the storage tanks on the buildings’ premises get dirty, leading to the supply of unclean water.
“We ensure that our storage tanks are well-maintained and kept clean. The problem lies in the water that the BMC is supplying,” claims Ravi Rao, a Colaba resident.
Citizens have complained to the BMC about the polluted water and officials have assured them that the problem will be fixed soon.
“Eroded pipelines carrying potable water are the main culprits.
Water gets contaminated by sewage water and other waste. The problem can only be fixed once these pipes are replaced,” feels Ghatkopar resident Sumesh Mehra.
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