Mumbai, April 13 -- The Brihanmumbai Municipal Commissioner (BMC) has taken over all operations of water tankers and borewells under the Disaster Management Act, 2005 following indefinite strike of Mumbai Water Tankers Association (MWTA), which supplies non-potable water in housing societies and other establishments in metropolis, official sources said here on Sunday.
According to the sources, the BMC has designed a standard operating procedure (SOP) to supply water to housing societies and other entities.
A team at the BMC ward level in coordination with Mumbai Police and Transport commissioner will facilitate water supply through tankers.
It may be recalled that MWTA is on indefinite strike, protesting against the Central Ground Water...