India, April 30 -- Rising summer temperatures have caused a spike in the demand for water and in turn, water-related complaints in the twin city, with at least 1,810 cases of inadequate supply and low pressure reported in just two months across all eight regional offices.

Between March 1 and April 28, the municipal corporation has received 1,810 water-related complaints through the 'Sarathi' helpline. Of these 1,143 complaints have been resolved while 667 are still pending resolution. The highest number of complaints (390) have come from ward 'B'.

Balasaheb Shelar, a resident of Pimple-Nilakh, said, "We get water on alternate days, that too at pressure which is too low to fill our tanks. In this heat, managing daily needs has become a s...