India, May 21 -- The city experienced a 15% shortfall in its water supply in 2024, due in part to a 9% loss of water while being transported from the catchment areas. The shortfall in supply hit slum communities most.

These and other details of faltering civic services provided by the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC), the country's wealthiest civic body, emerged in Praja Foundation's 'The Status of Civic Issues in Mumbai' report, its annual report on civic amenities, released on Tuesday.

Here's a summary of the report:

Water Supply

Mumbai's shortfall in water supply amounts to 15%. While it receives 4,370 MLD (million liters a day), 395 MLD is lost due to evaporation and leaks. These losses, called non-revenue water (NRW), con...