New Delhi, May 12 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation has announced a 10 per cent reduction in water supply across Mumbai effective Friday, May 15, citing critically low water levels in the city's supply lakes and forecasts of a potentially weaker monsoon season ahead, whilst urging residents not to panic and to use water judiciously.

The decision follows an advisory issued by the BMC on Monday for the discretionary use of water across the city. The municipal body cited two converging factors: the current state of reservoir levels and meteorological projections for the coming monsoon season.

BMC stated in its official release: "This decision has been taken in accordance with the directives of the Water Resources Department, Govern...