Mumbai Faces 10% Water Cut From May 15 as Seven Lakes Hit Danger Levels

Lakes at 23.5% and a weak monsoon fear

The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has ordered a 10% cut in Mumbai’s water supply starting May 15. The decision follows a sharp fall in the city’s seven lakes to 23.5%, driven by rising temperatures and growing worries that the monsoon could arrive late and below average. The BMC linked the outlook to El Nino conditions.