India, Feb. 23 -- In a major respite for Panvel residents, the Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran (MJP) under the Centre's Jal Jeevan Mission will supply an additional 50 million litres daily (mld) to areas under the Panvel Municipal Corporation (PMC) from June.

A new water pipeline is being laid under Phase 3 of Nhava Sheva water supply project to plug leaks that take place due to the old, rusted pipeline. The assurance was given by MJP officials at a recent meeting held at PMC office that was called by MLA Prashant Thakur and attended by various officials.

In the meeting, MJP deputy engineer Ramesh W Vaidande said work of the pump house that sources water from Patalganga river will be completed by April. Once that is done, they plan to su...