Water Supply

Historically, Mumbai has sourced water from a variety of different lakes. Here’s how it gets its water now.

Water is precious, but the way we deal with it doesn’t signify that.

Mumbai can tap into its groundwater, and employ better water management techniques. The city need not spend millions on desalination.

Here’s how an apartment complex managed its water consumption and supply. By harvesting rainwater.

Mumbai currently sources 3.8 billion litres of water per day from seven dams built over lakes in neighbouring districts. It is also familiar with seasonal water cuts. But why does a city with abundant monsoons and flooding every year have such unstable water supply?