MUMBAI:, May 21 -- Despite the BMC having the largest coffers among municipal corporations in the country, the civic body continues to falter in providing basic services to Mumbaikars. Inadequate water supply, improper treatment of sewerage, increasing waste generating couple with increasing complaints of waste, insufficient toilets are some of the problems that the city grapples with, revealed by the Praja Foundation's annual report on the status of civic issues.

Water supply

It is no secret that Mumbai fails to meet its population's water needs by 15%. While it receives 4,370 MLD (million liters daily), 395 MLD is lost along the way due to evaporation and leaks. These loses, also termed non-revenue water (NRW) have been reduced gradua...