Navi Mumbai civic body declares war on wastage amid water crisis

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With the monsoon delayed and water levels at the vital Morbe dam plummeting to a critical 12.73 per cent, Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) Commissioner Dr Kailas Shinde, on Tuesday, rolled out a zero-tolerance blueprint designed to protect the satellite city's fast-depleting reserves.

Car washing centres can no longer use potable municipal water, and the NMMC has ordered an immediate shutdown of the water supply to swimming pools. A 20 per cent water cut has been slapped on high-consumption institutions. Dr Shinde announced that civic teams will closely monitor housing societies to check wastage caused by overflowing water tankers and overhead storage tanks.

Penalties imposed by NMMC

First offence Rs 25,000

Second offence Rs 50,000

Repeated violations
Rs 1 lakh and a criminal case

NMMC flying squads will hit the ground starting this week to conduct surprise raids across all nodes, ensuring commercial units switch entirely to recycled or non-potable water.