India, May 23 -- In a major pre-monsoon conservation measure, the Navi Mumbai Municipal Corporation (NMMC) on Friday announced a 10% water cut across the city from Monday as water stock in the Morbe dam, the city's main drinking water source, has dropped below 20%.

The civic body has also announced suspension of evening water supply twice a week in different nodes as a precautionary measure ahead of the monsoon.

The move will impact several parts of Navi Mumbai along with CIDCO areas including Kharghar and Kamothe. Civic officials cited falling reservoir levels, rising summer temperatures, higher water consumption and uncertainty over monsoon conditions linked to El Nino and the Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD).

According to the NMMC, only 36...