BMC losing battle against Non-Revenue Water, 27% water lost in leaks

Mumbai | Tuesday | 20th November, 2018

Summary:

Even at a time when the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) imposed 10 per cent water cut across the city, the civic body has failed to check Non-Revenue Water (NRW) which accounts to 27 per cent of total water supply. The BMC doesn't have the account of the massive 27 per cent of water it supplies. As per records, the civic body recorded 20 per cent NRW in 2009. "The civic body must work on leakages before imposing the water cut on citizens. The city receives 3,800 million litre water supply every day through around 6,000 km of pipeline network across the city..