With water levels in Morbe Dam, Navi Mumbai’s primary drinking water source, falling to a critical 12.73 per cent, environmentalists have called for urgent rainwater harvesting and groundwater recharge measures, warning that delayed monsoon and climate change are exposing growing water vulnerability. 

The Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) has launched a drive to clean and revive 100 traditional wells across the city for non-potable use. The civic body has also imposed a 10 per cent water supply cut until reservoir levels improve.