Introduction

Mumbai has a population of over 21 million, with around

15 million people living in the city’s slums, where water
supply can be limited to 2 hours per day. The required
water supply is around around 3.8 million litres a day.
Water Supply to Mumbai

The water supply to the entire city of Mumbai is received from Upper Vaitarna, Middle
Vaitarna, Modak Sagar, Tansa, Vihar, Tulsi lake sources, and Bhatsa river source and is
treated at water treatment plants located at Bhandup Complex, Panjarapur, Vihar, and Tulsi.

There are two water treatment plants at Bhandup Complex. The old plant has a treatment
capacity of 1910 ML + 10% overload quantity per day.
The new plant commissioned in 2014 has a treatment capacity of 900 ML + 10% overload
quantity per day. This Bhandup Complex presently has a total treatment capacity of 2810 ML
(1910 ml + 900ml)+ 10% overload per day.

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 Bhandup Complex- Supplying 70% of
Mumbai's residents with safe drinking water,
for more than 30 years now.
About the
Bhandup
In 1981, SUEZ completed the first drinking water filtration plant of 1,910 MLD at
Bhandup, which was then considered to be Asia’s largest facility.

Complex
To meet population and urban developments, MCGM awarded SUEZ another contract
for the construction of a new drinking water treatment plant of 900 MLD capacity.

Commissioned in 2014, this 900 MLD state-of-the-art plant is a fully automated water
treatment plant with recycling facilities for recirculation of filter backwash water and
desludging water from settlers by removing sludge.

The treated water turbidity is being maintained at <0.3NTU, much lower than the
contractual requirement of <0.5NTU. The plant is known for Zero wastage as it has a
facility for treating and recycling wash water to make use of every drop of water.
 A Mumbai generates
2671 million litres of
sewage per day.
About 75% or 2016
million litres per day
The volume of sewage (MLD) is treated in
waste treated? sewage treatment
plants.

This treatment plant

B
generates 2000 MLD
of potable water and
50 MLD of
wastewater during
backwashing of the
filter and desludging
activities.