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Thane Orders Weekly 24-Hour Water Shutdowns as City Confronts 50 MLD Shortfall

The plan reallocates water from major projects to drinking supply, enforces disconnections for illegal taps, introduces GPS tanker tracking, schedules fortnightly reviews.

Thane, India - October -25, 2026: With a likely El Nino effect raising fears of a water shortage over the coming year, the Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) has started preparing a micro-level water plan for the next nine to 10 months. The plan includes a crackdown on illegal tap connections and the plumbers behind them, the transfer of valve operators, GPS tracking of water tankers, a halt on civic water for big infrastructure projects such as the Metro and for car wash centres, and the revival of public wells. Thane currently faces a daily shortfall of 50 MLD, as it receives only 590 MLD against a demand of 640 MLD. ,in Thane ,in Mumbai, India, on, Sunday, October -25, 2026. ( photo Praful Gangurde / Hindustan Times ) (Praful Gangurde)
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Overview

  • The Thane Municipal Corporation said Monday it faces a daily shortfall of 50 million litres a day after receiving 590 MLD against a demand of 640 MLD.
  • To stretch stocks, TMC will impose a 10% cut every Wednesday with a 24-hour shutdown starting 9 am on October 28 and running weekly thereafter.
  • The civic body has ordered an immediate stop to municipal water for Metro and other large infrastructure projects so those works will use treated sewage water instead.
  • Ward-level enforcement squads will identify and disconnect illegal taps and register cases against plumbers, while valve operators will be monitored and transferred to curb local pilferage.
  • TMC will GPS-map its tankers, monitor private filling points, revive public wells and hold 15-day reviews through June 30, 2027, under a state directive in force until August 31, 2027.