Mumbai CNG Crisis (Nov 17, 2025): RCF–Wadala pipeline damage shuts 486 pumps; autos & taxis off roads as MGL, GAIL race to restore supply
Mumbai, November 17, 2025 — A major disruption to Mumbai’s compressed natural gas (CNG) network on Sunday spilled into Monday’s rush hour, after a damaged GAIL (India) pipeline inside the Rashtriya Chemicals & Fertilisers (RCF) compound cut gas flow to Mahanagar Gas Ltd’s (MGL) City Gate Station at Wadala— the key gateway that feeds CNG across the Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR). The shutdown forced hundreds of CNG pumps to go dark and left large swathes of the city’s auto‑rickshaws and taxis off the roads. Hindustan Times+1 Key takeaways What happened and where MGL said gas flow to its Wadala City