India, May 28 -- Water supply to residential areas in Old Gurugram may be disrupted as the raw water inflow to the Basai Water Treatment Plant has dropped significantly over the past month, officials said. The Gurugram Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) has warned that the plant currently holds enough treated water to last just one day, against the standard buffer stock for three days.

The GMDA attributes the shortage to the deteriorating condition of the Gurgaon Water Supply Channel and frequent power cuts at the Munda Khera pumping station. "The water supply to Basai comes through the Gurgaon Water Supply Channel, which is in a dilapidated condition," said a senior GMDA official. "The channel normally supplies 125 cusecs daily, ...