Considering the enduring water crisis in the state, residents of the city can give themselves a collective pat on the back for doing their bit. Data from the Pune Municipal Corporation reveals that locals saved 1.38 thousand million cubic feet (TMC) – about 39 billion litres – of water in 2012, compared to the previous year. In the process the civic body’s power bill too was trimmed by Rs 3 crore.

Half full, or half empty? PMC says that despite sufficient rains last year, the water cut announced by the irrigation department continued. File pic