India, March 13 -- Despite receiving good rainfall, the demand for water tankers in Pune continues to rise. According to the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) water supply department, the civic body supplied 4.59 lakh tanker trips in 2025-26 till February, indicating sustained dependence on tanker water across several parts of the city.

In 2023-24, a total of 4,00,348 tanker trips were reported, and in 2024-25, as many as 4,89,202 tanker trips were reported, as per data.

This year, officials expect the demand to increase further in March as temperatures begin to rise. According to estimates by the water department, the number of tanker trips could cross 50,000 in March alone due to growing summer demand.

The trend persists even as the P...