Mumbai’s streets are facing yet another transport pinch as the Mahanagar Gas Limited (MGL) network struggles with a sudden CNG supply disruption that has left dozens of refuelling stations dry and caused widespread havoc in the city’s auto-rickshaw, taxi and bus sector.

What’s happening?

On Sunday afternoon, a major feeder pipeline belonging to GAIL (India) Ltd inside the premises of Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilisers Ltd in Trombay suffered third-party damage.

That line feeds MGL’s City Gate Station at Wadala — a crucial node supplying CNG to Mumbai, Thane and Navi Mumbai. The hit immediately brought pressure in the network down, forcing multiple stations to shut or limit operations.

As of today, only roughly 225 out of 389 CNG stations across the region are operational — about 60 %. M

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