Filling the gap

摘要

Last month's announcement from Hindustan Construction Company (HCC) that it had completed repair and restoration works on the damaged Malad water supply tunnel in Mumbai brought to a close a saga that ran from February. The 12.5km tunnel was ruptured after two men, the plot owner and the contractor, damaged the main pipeline while drilling an illegal bore-well into it.rnAfter causing the burst both men attempted to seal the crack but failed to stop the tunnel from leaking out. As soon as the leak was discovered, authorities temporarily resolved the problem by inserting a wooden plug, but repair work was needed urgently to stop the crisis becoming greater.