Although Mumbaikars have been receiving relatively safer water over the past couple of years, with the onset of the monsoons, a sharp spike in the water contamination level is expected. BMC had sought to address the issue of pipe leakage through Geographic Information System (GIS) mapping of water connections as part of its Rs 250-crore Water Distribution Improvement Programme. “The GIS mapping will tell us the exact location of leakage,” said Ashok kumar Tawadia, Hydraulic Engineer, BMC. Read more via Indian Express
