Mumbai: With some of the infrastructure at the Pise water pumping station nearly five decades old, BMC is building a backup facility at the site with the capacity to supply 455 million litres per day (MLD).
“The work order for the new weir and the 455 MLD pumping station, including installation and commissioning of machinery, was issued on Feb 18, 2025. Work began that March 4. The project has a 36-month completion period, including the monsoon,” said a civic official.
It, therefore, decided to replace the arrangement with a new weir equipped with steel gates and designed using earthquake-resistant technology. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Mumbai | Silver Rate in Mumbai | Bank Holidays in Mumbai | Public Holidays in Mumbai | Mumbai AQI | Weather in Mumbai | Petrol Price in Mumbai | Diesel Price in Mumbai | CNG Price in Mumbai | LPG Price in Mumbai Stay updated with the latest Mumbai news.
The civic body said the rubber balloons began showing operational and maintenance issues over the years. The new infrastructure is expected to improve control over water storage as well as pumping efficiency, officials said. Download the TOI App.
The project, which includes construction of a new pickup weir with gates on the Bhatsa river, is around 60% complete. It supplies around 2,120 MLD of water to the city. There are currently four pumping stations at the site—three with a capacity of 455 MLD each and one of 640 MLD. The existing reinforced cement concrete weir was built in 1979 and originally allowed water storage up to 31m town hall datum (when the building that houses Asiatic Society was the datum level marking the sea level for the city). Rubber balloons were installed over it in 2000, raising the storage level by around 2m.
The new pumping station will be operated when existing units require maintenance or face technical problems. The Pise pumping station is a critical link in Mumbai’s water supply network. BMC has also taken up construction of a new weir at Pise.