A sudden disruption in compressed natural gas (CNG) supply from Sunday afternoon brought Mumbai’s Monday morning commute to a standstill, leaving commuters, office-goers and students across the city stranded.

The disruption followed damage to a GAIL pipeline inside the RCF compound, which cut off the supply to Mahanagar Gas Limited (MGL)’s City Gate Station in Wadala, a key point feeding CNG to Mumbai , Thane, and Navi Mumbai.

In its statement, MGL said the gas supply to its Wadala station was hit due to “third-party damage in the main gas supply pipeline of GAIL inside the RCF compound”.

The company stated that domestic piped natural gas (PNG) supply was being maintained as a priority, while industrial and commercial consumers were asked to switch to alternative fuels.

However,

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