After the extensive waterlogging over the past two days, residents in Shahpur and adjoining areas have been getting muddy water in their taps. Residents are now forced to buy bottled water for their daily chores. Although the water has receded in many parts of Thane district, Shahapur residents are facing a drinking water crisis owing to the contamination of wells and damage to the pumping stations in the flood-hit areas.

A drinking water scarcity has been reported in Kinhavl, Shahapur and CherpolI. These include 15 villages where the wells are directly connected to Bhatsa river. As these areas are close to Bhatsa Dam, all were almost entirely submerged during the floods. This resulted in slushy water entering the wells here, which are drinking water sources for households. These villages do not have a water purifying system.