India, May 16 -- Amid the ongoing 10% water cut in Mumbai starting from Friday due to declining reservoir levels, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has directed officials to take stringent action against residents illegally using electric motors and pumps to draw additional water pressure from supply lines.

The civic body has instructed assistant engineers (water works) across all wards to initiate penal action and register police cases against those found illegally installing pumps or motors on water pipelines.

The directions were issued by additional municipal commissioner (projects) Abhijit Bangar during a special meeting held at the BMC headquarters with assistant engineers from the water works department of all wards to ...