With the soaring temperatures, the 100 per cent water cut enforced by Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) between Mahalaxmi and Mahim yesterday shook the routine of everyone living on that stretch. However, the worst hit were big families with school-going kids.

A member of the Bhingarde family, which resides in Kabutar Khana, Dadar (West), skipped washing clothes and used water stored in a tub to wash utensils. Pic/Shadab Khan