Mumbai: As Mumbai heads toward the BMC elections, acute water shortages in the western suburbs are triggering a political storm. Local MLAs have slammed the municipal administration, pointing out that while the western suburbs house a larger population, they receive significantly less water than the island city.

On Thursday, a delegation of MLAs met Additional Municipal Commissioner (projects) Abhijeet Bangar, demanding proportionate water supply and calling for full disclosure of zone-wise distribution data.

Despite Full Lakes, Western Suburbs Struggle For Water

Even though the seven lakes supplying Mumbai are full, residents in the western suburbs from Goregaon to Dahisar have been struggling with acute water shortages for the past few months. Some areas have also reported receiving

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