Mumbai s M East and M West ward will experience a 24-hour water cut from August 24-25 due to repair work at the Trombay reservoir. Over 35 areas in M West ward and over 45 areas in M East ward will be affected. Additionally, the H West ward s water supply has been disrupted due to a damaged pipeline. | Mumbai news
The DMC’s move also comes at a point when the residents of M/E ward are facing a crisis of finding space for carrying last rites for the dead in the existing cemeteries.
MUMBAI - On a hot summer afternoon, 23-year old Nizamudin Abdul Rahim Khan is playing cricket on a muddy, unpaved road in the Rafiq Nagar slum in India's financial capital, Mumbai. Here, there is scant evidence of India's fast-growing economy. Bordering what was once Asia's largest garbage dumping ground, Rafiq Nagar and surrounding areas are home to an estimated 800,000.