With the drought in our state, and the resulting controversy over IPL matches being shifted out, water is uppermost on everyone’s mind. Although there have been some reports that we can expect a good monsoon this year, with normal to above normal rainfall, this happy news is just on paper.

For now, water cuts are widespread, and some places are battling such severe shortage that the state is sending water trains to bail them out. Many Mumbaikars think that water shortage is a problem for farmers and those living in the rural belt, and that it will not affect us too much. But as large-scale immigration to the city becomes evident, it has become all the more important to make water conservation a part of day-to-day living.