India, June 7 -- Complaints of muddy and yellowish tap water continue to pour in from several parts of Navi Mumbai and CIDCO nodes, even as the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) declared water supplied across the city safe for consumption based on laboratory tests of 663 samples.

The complaints have emerged from areas including Nerul, Juinagar, Ghansoli, Kopar Khairane, Kharghar and Kamothe, bringing the Morbe Dam-based water distribution system under scrutiny.

The issue surfaced after repair work was carried out in May on the 2,200-mm-diameter Morbe transmission pipeline.

Many residents say the discoloured water has forced many households to stop relying on tap water for drinking. Rahul Kadam, a resident of Bonkode in Kopar Kha...