India, July 28 -- Residents in parts of Mumbai, including the island city, western suburbs and eastern suburbs, are likely to face a 15% reduction in water supply for 20 hours from Tuesday morning as the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) carries out critical maintenance work at its Panjrapur pumping station.

The shutdown will begin at 9am on Tuesday, July 28, and continue until 5am on Wednesday, July 29. During this period, water supply from the Panjrapur Mumbai-3A Pumping Station to the Bhandup Water Treatment Plant will remain suspended, resulting in reduced supply to the affected areas.

The maintenance is part of the civic body's infrastructure upgrade at the pumping station. In the first phase of the project, the BMC will rep...