The industry was facing the brunt of water shortages. Of the 15 restaurants in Bandra Kurla Complex, NDTV Profit said 10 people are facing water shortages.
Others either treated operations through water provided by local government companies or purchased mineral water cans. The high-end restaurant chain was insulated for the help of the head branches.
Meanwhile, the affected outlets were worried about serving dinner on Monday as the strike at the time looked indefinite. A similar situation was also seen at several restaurants in Colaba.
BKCs are usually filled with corporate employees, but “work from home” was also handed out.
Mumbai city is surrounded by three sides of water. To the west and south is the Arabian Sea, and to the east is the Thane Stream. However, since none of them can be consumed, they rely heavily on water supply from local governments and private contractors.
Mumbai needs about 4,463 million litres of water daily, of which BMC supplies 3,950 million litres. The shortage of approximately 25-300 million liters is managed through private water tankers to draw water from 385 borewells and ringwells in the city.
There are approximately 1,800 to 2,500 tankers registered under the Tanker Association. These tankers vary in capacity from 500 liters to 20,000 liters, and collectively supply 250 million liters of water every day. The areas served vary from elite South Mumbai to suburban housing associations, railways, construction sites and industrial hubs.
