Pipeline burst in Thane restored

Repair work underway; water supply to Uthalsar, Khopat, and nearby areas affected

A pipeline burst in Thane’s Uthalsar area was restored after water supply was hit for a few hours on Thursday. Water supply to Uthalsar, Khopat and nearby areas was affected as repair work went on.

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“We received an alert around 2.30am of a pipeline burst. Local authorities were alerted and the repair work was initiated,” said Santosh Kadam, chief, Regional Disaster Management Cell, Thane.

Lakhs of litres of water was wasted as the pipeline burst in Uthalsar. As the pipeline was near a nullah, the water flowed into it.