India, April 7 -- To meet the city's water demand this summer, the Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) plans to empanel tanker operators and has directed the engineering department to make the Sector 72 water boosting station functional at the earliest, officials said on Monday.

GMDA currently supplies 670 million liters per day (MLD) to the city through the Basai and Chandu Budhera water treatment plants. However, water shortages are reported in the city's tail-end areas or during infrastructure-related supply disruptions in peak summer, officials privy to the matter said.

The current demand for water in the city is estimated to be around 900MLD, and the shortfall is met through the supply of ground water in parts of cit...