Despite heavy monsoon showers over the past few days, Barvi Dam—the primary source of drinking water for Mira-Bhayandar—remains only 26.35 per cent full. While rainfall has improved water levels slightly, the reservoir's storage is less than half of what it was on the same day last year

Aruna Arun Kulkarni was returning home with her 25-year-old son, Pratik Kulkarni, who was riding a scooter, after visiting the Titwala Ganpati temple