Mumbai is waiting for a sigh of relief in the form of rainfall. After a false alarm of the southwest monsoon arriving soon, the meteorological department has now claimed that the rains won’t be in the city for at least a week. As the wait stretches on, the entities dependent on the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) water services will now face the burden. After a 10% water cut imposed since May 15, the civic body has now decided to disconnect water connections to construction sites and swimming pools.
BMC To Cut Down Water Connections To Construction Sites & Swimming Pools
As of Tuesday, the city’s reservoirs have about 10.35% of stock, which is barely sufficient for the next 45 days. In an effort to conserve potable water amid reservoir stress, the BMC has taken several measures.
The city is already witnessing 10% water cut since 15 May 2026. Now it has stepped up by ordering 20% reduction in water supply to sports clubs, industrial establishments, and commercial establishments. Apart from disconnecting water connections to swimming pools and construction sites, BMC will also not sanction any new connections. These rules will remain the same until further notice.
A hydraulic engineering department official informed that only some pools receive BMC water supply. This is because the corporation’s network is meant mainly for potable water distribution. Manager of BMC-owned Ozone Swimming Pool in Goregaon, Rajesh Sawant, informed that for pool operations, they largely depend on rainwater harvesting. Hence, the facilities that depend on potable municipal water will face more difficulties than the swimming pool.
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The City Has Faced Similar Situation In The Past
Restrictions have been imposed on the water supply to packaged and aerated drinking water bottling plants. These plants will receive water, which is enough to meet the drinking needs of the workers here. Organisations operating community toilets and public urinals have been asked to increase the use of borewell or tanker water. This will reduce their dependency on treated drinking water. The civic body has asked people not to use the supplied potable water for water gardens, cleaning premises or roads, and washing vehicles.
The current condition of the city’s reservoirs can be compared to 2014, 2023, and 2024, when the water levels went critically low.
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Summing Up
The water reservoirs in the city are critically low at this point. Hence, the BMC has imposed a disconnection of water supply to construction sites and swimming pools. It has also imposed various other restrictions in an effort to conserve drinking water.
