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He added that water pipeline develops leakage during monsoon and sewage water mixed with potable water. A report prepared by the Hydraulic engineering department of Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) of water supplied in June 2018 indicated that sewage water got mixed with drinking water pipelines in some areas. Routine lab test of water supplied in the city had presence of E-Coli. "Of the total water sample, only 1.72% water was unfit while only 0.45% was having presence of E-coli," said an official from the department. Of around 104 water samples collected from Parel, Dadar, Sion and Matunga in F North ward, it was found that around 10.58 per cent were unfit while 3.85 per cent water samples had presence of E-Coli..