At 100km, Mumbai’s water supply tunnels now second longest after New York’s | Mumbai News – Times of India
BMC has finished boring a 9.7km water tunnel from Amar Mahal to Parel via Wadala, making Mumbai only the second city in the world after New York to have 100km of water supply tunnels.
- 169km Length of Delaware aqueduct tunnel, part of the system that supplies water to New York City
- 100km Total length of Mumbai’s water supply tunnels
Project’s aims
Sufficient water supply at high pressure for 2 wards and parts of 2 more till 2061:
- F-North (Matunga-Wadala area)
- F-South (Parel)
- E (Byculla)
- L (Kurla)
The tunnel
- Diameter 3.2 metres: External (excavated diameter) 2.5 metres: Internal (because of protective concrete lining)
A few more kms to be added
- 74% of Mumbai’s water tunnel project stands completed
- April 2026 Deadline The TBM that was used for boring the tunnel *Parts of these wards 90km Operational tunnel
- 3 Number of supply shafts. Locations: Hedgewar Garden (109 metres depth), Pratiksha Nagar (103 metres), Parel (101 metres)
- A BMC official said that once finished, the project will encompass a cumulative tunnel length of well over 100km
