Overview
- The Pune Municipal Corporation announced a citywide water supply shutdown every Thursday starting October 15 to conserve dam stocks until August 31, 2027.
- The state Water Resources Department issued a government resolution on October 5 directing dam-wise planning and a minimum 10% cut in consumption that municipal bodies must follow.
- Mumbai remains under a 10% supply cut that began in May and receives about 4,100 MLD against an estimated need of roughly 4,600–4,665 MLD, leaving a gap of more than 500 MLD.
- Pimpri-Chinchwad faces an estimated daily shortfall of about 105 MLD and is still deciding how to implement the state’s additional 10% reduction without worsening its alternate-day supply system.
- Major supply projects and desalination plants are at early or delayed stages so they cannot close current deficits, which raises the risk of recurring urban shortages and increases the need for faster intergovernmental coordination.