India, March 27 -- The water resources department has blamed the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) for Monday's Mutha canal breach, which flooded the Magarpatta area. They claim a poorly managed sewage pipe weakened the structure, an accusation the PMC denies.

According to officials of the water resources department, the PMC had laid a sewage pipeline but left it unattended, leading to seepage that gradually eroded the canal embankment. This ultimately caused the canal to collapse at a section, triggering the breach.

Following the incident, the water resources department launched emergency repair operations, dumping soil and stones into the breached section to stop the water flow. Subsequently, debris and temporary filling materials were...