India, April 6 -- The City and Industrial Development Corporation (CIDCO) said it is working to address the acute water shortage in Kharghar and Taloja areas and assured an increase in water supply in stages by August. The residents, who have demanded a halt to new projects in the region, however, called the measures "too little", and said they cannot see any resolution to their woes till 2028.

Hindustan Times reported on April 2 about housing societies in the rapidly growing suburbs of Kharghar and Taloja urging CIDCO to stop issuing Commencement Certificates (CC) and Occupation Certificates (OC) to new projects as the area is already reeling under acute water shortage. The Kharghar Cooperative Housing Societies Federation had written t...