India, Feb. 16 -- The newly-elected Thane Municipal Corporation (TMC) mayor Sharmila Rohit Pimpalolkar convened her first official meeting with civic officials on Friday, placing the city's worsening water shortage at the top of her agenda, with residents in parts of Kalwa, Mumbra and Diva are receiving water only once every eight to ten days. She directed civic officials to take immediate corrective measures ahead of summer.

The review meeting with the Water Supply Department was held in the Mayor's chamber and attended by City Engineer Prashant Sonagra, Deputy City Engineer Vikas Dhole and other executive engineers. TMC undertook a detailed assessment of water scarcity across the municipal limits. Pimpalolkar sought data on the number ...