With the lake levels rising, the BMC has gone back to leaving the city at the monsoon’s mercy for its water needs. Plans of repairing borewells, cloud seeding and educating citizens about the need to conserve water have seemingly gone out of the window, but the 10 per cent water cut remains in place.

Last month, when the city was reeling from a water shortage and lake levels were dipping, the BMC had initiated steps to get water from other sources, as well as encourage water conservation.