Residents in several parts of Thane will face a 24-hour water supply shutdown from noon on Thursday, May 21, to Friday, May 22. The Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC), in an official statement, said that it will undertake urgent maintenance and upgradation work on the Barvi gravity pipeline network under the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) water supply scheme.

According to civic officials, the decision follows a meeting held on April 23 between the water supply authorities and the water resources department. The move is part of a broader strategy to manage water resources efficiently until August 31, considering the current water deficit in the Andhra and Barvi dams and forecasts of lower-than-normal rainfall in the upcoming monsoon season.