{
  "id": 8651502,
  "title": "Mumbai Airport T2: BMC Flags Unauthorised Water Connection To Mosque; Seeks Approval Within 7 Days",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/20/mumbai-airport-t2-bmc-flags-unauthorised-water-connection-to-mosque",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-20T08:58:52.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/mumbai/mumbai-airport-t2-bmc-flags-unauthorised-water-connection-to-mosque-seeks-approval-within-7-days-mumbai-news"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has raised concerns over an unapproved water supply connection to a mosque situated near Mumbai Airport's Terminal 2, following a complaint by BJP leader Kirit Somaiya. Somaiya expressed his belief that the mosque, believed to be constructed on airport land, had been receiving water and electricity without the necessary legal clearance. Upon inspection on September 16, the K-South Ward water works department of the BMC discovered a 15-mm-diameter pipe delivering water to the mosque. Subsequently, an official letter was dispatched to the Terminal 2 airport authorities, requesting confirmation of the water connection within a week, as it was not recorded in their files. The airport has been urged to cease the unauthorized water connection if it is found to be illicit, with the civic body threatening further legal action under the Municipal Corporation Act if necessary. The Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority (MMRDA) had previously declared the structure illegal, stating that the Interim Development Plan for the airport area does not include provisions for a public place of worship at the site.",
  "summary": "Mumbai: The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has flagged an allegedly unauthorised water connection to a mosque near Mumbai Airport’s Terminal 2, following a complaint by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kirit Somaiya. Somaiya has alleged that the structure, which he claims stands on airport land, has been receiving water without legal authorisation, along with an electricity…",
  "key_points": [
    "BMC flags unauthorized water connection to mosque near Mumbai Airport T2.",
    "K-South Ward water works department discovers 15-mm pipe delivering water.",
    "Airport asked to cease unauthorized connection within 7 days."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}