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Gauteng Starts Unscheduled ‘Water Shifting’ as Authorities Throttle Major Bulk Meters

Unpublished cut-offs reflect efforts to curb metro overuse that has pushed Rand Water’s system below optimal recovery levels.

Delhi Water Supply Nears Normal As Yamuna Ammonia Levels Fall

Canal Repairs Halted as Ammonia Spike Cripples Delhi Water Supply

Senate Orders Quarterly Reviews of Karachi K‑IV Project, Presses Sindh to Curb Tanker Mafia

Shillong Water Supply Promised Today After 300-Metre Bypass

Mumbai Begins 24-Hour Water Shutdown as Thane Enforces 50% Cut During Pipeline Repairs

Mumbai Water Demand Outstrips Supply, Shinde Says as Gargai Project Moves to Tender

Dhabeji Power Fault Shuts Two Pumps, Risks Near-100 Million-Gallon Shortfall for Karachi

Cutzamala Nears 90% Capacity, Pushing Back Mexico City’s ‘Day Zero’ Risk

Mumbai Reservoirs at 98.7% as BMC Manages Overflow and Builds Reuse Project

Regulators Put Cantareira Under Restriction Oct. 1 After Reservoirs Drop Below 30%

New Study Maps Where ‘Day Zero’ Water Crises Could Strike Within 15 Years

São Paulo Extends Night Water Pressure Cuts to 10 Hours, Adds Daytime Controls

Bengaluru Begins 60-Hour Cauvery Water Shutdown Today

Cutzamala Climbs to 70.7% After Rains as Morelia Concludes Preventive Cointzio Release

Greenpeace Audit Finds One-Third of Low-Income Delhi Households Spend Up to 15% on Drinking Water

Cutzamala Reservoir Returns to 64.8% Capacity After Exceptional Rains

Delhi PWD Minister Deploys Emergency Pumps and Orders Drainage Study After Deadly Connaught Place Floods

Monsoon Rains Push Mumbai Reservoirs to 46.9% Capacity

Mumbai Reservoirs Hit 40.2% Capacity as Monsoon Rains Boost Water Stocks