The decision comes close on the heels of the drowning death of a close relative of Mayor Vatsala Andekar at the tank which led to uproarious scene at the general body meetings during the past couple of days.

Fourteen-year-old Faiyaz Sheikh injured his leg while swimming at the tank compelling Additional Municipal Commissioner Deepak Kapoor to initiate repairs on the war footing. Kapoor also ordered the ward office, which looks after the maintenance, to find out the cause of the injury.

The emergency repairs would include replacing the broken tiles and water conduits. A technical study of the tank structure would also be undertaken with a view to improve safety conditions, according to a press note issued by Kapoor.

4 hurt in mishap
Four persons were injured when their car collided head-on with a truck at Bopodi on the Mumbai-Pune highway early on Friday.

The identities of the injured were ascertained as Surendra Singh, Krishna Kumar Govardhan, Rajendra Kumar Ramdhan Milnani and Bhajanlal Sukharam Gop. They have been admitted to the Sassoon hospital, police said.

Surendra Singh was driving the car towards Pune from Bopodi when it collided with the truck heading toward Mumbai around 12.30 am, according to the police.

Meanwhile, the Khadki police have filed a case against car driver Surendra Singh.