India, Dec. 12 -- The Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority (MWRRA) has again issued show-cause notice to the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) for using more than its approved quota of water and for failing to follow water supply rules. The PMC has not complied with orders and directions issued since 2018, the MWRRA said. The MWRRA issued the letter to the PMC on December 3 this year.

The MWRRA had approved 8.19 TMC of annual water use for Pune in 2017, equal to 635 MLD. In 2018, the canal committee allowed the PMC to draw 11.50 TMC a year or 892 MLD. However, the PMC is currently drawing 1,350 MLD. The show-cause notice states that the PMC has not followed the authority's order even though the water-drawing system at Khadakwa...