India, March 9 -- Residents of Wadgaonsheri and nearby areas have been facing severe water shortage for the past two days. Despite the crisis, private tanker contractors have harassed citizens and Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) officials. In response, PMC has stopped supplying water to private tankers until the regular water supply is restored. This decision was taken as the contractors refused to provide water to affected areas as instructed by PMC officials.

On March 5, a cable at Bhama Askhed Dam's jackwell was damaged, causing the pumping system to stop working. Due to this, Tata Garden's water tanks were not filled properly, affecting water supply in Wadgaonsheri, Sanjay Park, Vimannagar, MHADA Colony, SRA, Kulkarni Garage, Yamuna...