India, May 4 -- Punekars are increasingly depending on water tankers as growth in population, rising temperatures, limited dam storage, failing groundwater levels, and gaps in civic water supply continue to strain the city's water resources. As per Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) data, tanker trips rose from 4 lakh between April 2023 and March 2024; to nearly 4.89 lakh between April 2024 and March 2025; to around 5.17 lakh between April 2025 and March 2026, crossing the 5-lakh mark for the first time. Over the past two years, tanker trips rose by around 50,000 annually. In March 2024, the city recorded about 38,299 tanker trips; which increased to 47,896 in March 2025; and crossed 58,000 in March 2026. In the first 26 days of April alone...