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The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation’s (BMC) latest move of cutting down water supply to new buildings might have left several Mumbaiites into a tizzy, but rainwater harvesting can be the answer to the impending water crisis for builders and residents.

In fact, many in realty business admit the move may force builders to adopt the green route.

In rainwater harvesting, the rainwater that read more »
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The Gargai and Pinjal water supply projects are likely to be completed before time, civic officials said on Friday after revealing the findings of a recent yield study.

"After our Middle Vaitarna project is completed in 2011, we will begin work on the Pinjal and Gargai water supply projects. Both of them will be completed by 2021. Though the combined water supply to Mumbai will be the same, read more »
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Every year as the summer sun dries up the city’s water resources, the government machinery sounds an alarm and Mumbaikars are asked to brace themselves for impending water cuts.

However what in fact had to be done was to educate and encourage citizens in the practic read more »
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Bhatsa dam in Thane, which is the main source of water supply to Mumbai, may soon be the property of the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).



The civic body, which is in an advanced stage of negotiations with the state government, is reportedly ready to shell out around Rs 800 crore for it. read more »
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The city may have to go through water cuts this summer to help its parched neighbours.

Municipal corporations around Mumbai, faced with an acute water shortage, have rushed in to claim the city's daily share of 3,400 million litres of water.

The BMC has already received a request from Thane Municipal Corporation for an additional 100 million litres of water every day. This, besides the 1 read more »
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The monsoon may be a few months away, but residents of the financial capital would do well to start praying for abundant rains this year.

For, in a first in the city’s water supply history, the water level in the Bhatsa dam — it accounts for 60 per cent of Mumbai’s water supply — is nearly 14 metres lower than the average level for this time of the year.

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