Mumbai: The iconic Flora Fountain in south Mumbai will soon reopen. The heritage structure was unveiled last week after completion of its restoration work. However, it was shut down soon after due to water leakage.
“The site was closed after leakages were found in its water troughs. Our team immediately undertook the repair work. Now, the leakages have been fixed,” said a senior BMC official.
“The water supply system was very old and the valve was not properly fit into the system. Now however, we have installed a new plate so that there will be no leakages,” he said.
The grade one heritage site will be opened by Friday morning. The Flora Fountain currently receives water through a 200mm pipeline that is quite old, the official noted.
After the first phase of restoration was completed, the 150-year-old structure was inaugurated on January 24 by Yuva Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray and Mumbai mayor Vishw-anath Mahadeshwar.
Civic officials said that the second phase of restoration would take another few months to complete.
