Pune to suspend water supply every Thursday from October 15
The Pune Municipal Corporation is implementing weekly water cuts every Thursday starting October 15 due to a significant rainfall deficit caused by El Niño. The city has also banned the use of drinking water for construction, vehicle washing, and swimming pools to manage dwindling reservoir levels.
Why it matters
This highlights the growing impact of climate-driven weather patterns on urban infrastructure and the necessity for proactive resource management in drought-prone regions.
This year’s rainfall deficit in Maharashtra has started showing its impact, as civic bodies have started imposing weekly water cuts. Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) to suspend water supply across the city every Thursday starting October 15.
PMC to also ban use of drinking water for construction purpose and initiate closure of vehicle washing centres till next monsoon.
“The State has received less rainfall due to the El Niño effect, and as the El Niño effect is expected to continue till next year, it is necessary to manage the available water storage economically and in a very well-planned manner,” read the PMC statement.
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