India, April 13 -- The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC)'s water department has written to residential societies having members between 1,200-2,000 requesting them not to waste water and fix water tank leakages.

The water needs of housing societies have increased between 10 to 15 per cent putting pressure on the PMC water supply network, read the notice released on Friday.

Nandkishore Jagtap, water supply chief, PMC, said that it has been observed that drinking water is being wasted during usage in residential societies. "Large societies which consume huge quantities of water have been informed through the notice about the impacts like water shortage and crisis due to wastage," he said.

Water storage tanks at many old housing societies ...