The Municipal Corporation of Greater Mumbai (MCGM) today revoked 10 per cent water cut in Mumbai as water situation in lakes supplying water to the island city has improved following heavy rains in the last 72 hours.
"The lakes that satisfy the water requirements of the city have received more than 400 mm rainfall from Monday. The heavy rainfall has caused the Modak Sagar lake which supplies water to Mumbai to overflow this morning which led us to revoke 10 per cent water cut that the city has been witnessing," Ramesh Bambale, MCGM's Deputy Municipal Commissioner told PTI.
He added that Mumbaikars will now be facing a 10 percent water cut temporarily, and that the water situation will once again be reviewed after a period of 15 days.
The MCGM had imposed a 20 per cent water cut in Mumbai from July 3, stating that a "water crisis" had cropped up in the city due to a poor rainfall Mumbai received in the month of June.
The city had faced a similar water crisis in July 2009, when a 30 per cent water cut was imposed on the city. The water cut back then was the maximum permitted by Mumbai's water supply network.
Bambale further said that water cut on commercial establishments or "bulk users" will remain as is, and that they will continue to face a 50 percent water cut till water situation in Mumbai further improves.
"We have decided to let the water cuts for commercial establishments be as it is. They will continue to face the 50 per cent water cut we imposed on them. There is no change for them as of now," he said.
The civic body had increased the water cuts of hotels, restaurants, swimming pools, construction sites and other commercial establishments to 50 percent starting July 17, to "spare" Mumbaikars from further water cuts above the 20 per cent it was already facing.
