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Mumbai Water Cut: There is a piece of important news for the residents of Mumbai. The financial capital of India will be facing disruptions in the supply of water just before the southwest monsoon reaches the city.
This was formally announced by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) on Saturday, May 25.
The BMC posted on X:
🚰The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has decided to implement a 5 per cent water cut in the Mumbai Metropolitan City (BMC jurisdiction) from Thursday, 30 May 2024, and a 10 per cent water cut from Wednesday, 5 June 2024, as a precautionary measure to ensure that the…
— माझी Mumbai, आपली BMC (@mybmc) May 25, 2024
The disruption in the supply of water will remain in force till satisfactory and sufficient rainfall is received and the water bodies and reservoirs are filled with the required volume of water.
This BMC said that while a 5 per cent water cut in Mumbai would start from Thursday, May 30, 2024, a 10 per cent water cut will be in force from Wednesday, June 5, 2024, as a precautionary measure to ensure that the stock is used for as long as possible.
“As of date 25 May 2024, a total of 1,40,202 million litres of water is available in the dams supplying water to Mumbai. At present, only 9.69 per cent of the water stock is available as against 14,47,363 million litres per annum requirement,” said the BMC adding that the civic body’s administration is keeping a close watch on the water stock and is supplying water in a planned manner every day.
However, the BMC said that there was no reason to panic and appealed to people to use water judiciously.
“By adopting water-saving measures, Mumbaikars should save as much water as possible, use water judiciously, and cooperate with the efforts of the municipal administration,” it said.
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