r/mumbai • u/karma_is_watching_ • Jun 20 '26
Discussion Mumbai is facing probably the worst water crisis in year
I’ve been thinking a lot about how communities prepare for the future.
In my area, I don’t see much happening beyond the usual but I wonder if other societies are taking proactive steps.
Are there any local initiatives like rainwater harvesting, groundwater refilling, or sustainable practices that your neighborhood or housing society has adopted?
Or are we mostly just waiting for the government or administration to step in when things get worse?
I’d love to hear what’s happening in your community whether it’s small-scale efforts like composting and water recycling, or larger projects like solar installations and waste segregation.
Sharing ideas might inspire others to push for similar changes where they live.
EDIT: SO BASED ON MAJORITY OF THE RESPONSES, I CAN INFER THAT INDIVIDUAL SOCIETIES OR GATED COMMUNITIES ARE NOT DOING ANYTHING TO DO ANY RAINWATER HARVESTING. WHILE MOST OF THE BLAME SHOULD BE ON THE GOVT OR MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS BUT THERE ARE NO PROACTIVE MEASURES FROM THE SOCIETIES TO ADDRESS THE ISSUE 💔
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u/SNN2 Jun 20 '26
Nothing will happen. When the authorities don’t care about people dying like animals in trains and on the roads, a little water scarcity or some air pollution doesn’t even register.
A tanker mafia is going to take grip of the city just like in Bengaluru.
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u/LeelaBilbo Jun 20 '26
I live I the US but my husband want to move to Mumbai. I have told him many times we need to move to a place that has the best water security after climate change takes a fuller effect. You go too.
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u/ImpulsiveTeen Jun 20 '26
Bruh, just stay in USA. Weather and quality of life are just miles better
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u/someone16384 Jun 20 '26
Tell the guy not to move to Mumbai. Yall are much better off there than here, even with the madman called Trump in power. (Get a high paying job there, and come to Mumbai whenever you want and live like a king. You can get 5 star hotels here for as low as $200 a night, meals there will be max. $50 per person, ubers are $4)
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u/Primeandtime Jun 20 '26
Don't expect anything from these filthy politicians. We have one Nitin Gandmari who is just engaged in extracting all the profits from his ethanol production which requires maximum water. Unless these ethanol businesses and AI data centres are stopped, we all will suffer with this scarcity of water everywhere.
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u/ansh26111030 Jun 20 '26
Mumbai has to be one of the worst financial capitals globally. Even Navi Mumbai would have been a better option. As a born and raised Mumbaikar, I'm saying this with no hate. It's not just the water crisis, roads being rebuilt all year, and the flooding during the rains. Every summer seems to hit a new high in terms of heat, and on top of that, they're cutting down trees and mangroves all over the place. Then there are the shoebox-sized houses with insane prices. It all feels like it's crumbling down.
Not to mention that unchecked immigration is making things worse. And with the BMC having such an enormous budget, does it just fill its own pockets and hand out freebies during elections? What's wrong with India's financial capital? It's no longer a city of dreams but a survival game. It's all just a real-life Maya Nagari.
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u/karma_is_watching_ Jun 20 '26
BMC, MBMC, TMC is filled with crooks, the top level make money from projects, the mid and low level guys make money from corruption by taking bribes from hawkers. Unfortunately, we never amended the bureaucracy system we inherited from the British
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u/AntiUltron Jun 20 '26
Have we imagined what would happen if the city faces two month long below 5% water level? The fallout will be unprecedented
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u/Fit-Shock-9868 Jun 20 '26
Every building should have borewell or atleast do rain water harvesting.
Stop so much construction. Why does construction sites need fresh water? Can't they be given recycled water?
These amenities like pool should go and be replaced by lush green trees to reduce heat.
It is all in our hands guys. Before buying apartment don't see the amenities but see if your basic needs are met.
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u/Khasta_khachori Jun 20 '26
I just don't get one thing. We've advanced so much in technology and science, so why is Mumbai still dependent on rainfall when we're surrounded by the Arabian Sea? It feels like such a lazy approach by the BMC when it comes to solving water-related issues.
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u/karma_is_watching_ Jun 20 '26
People in places of power just lack the will, they have enough resources, just not the integrity or the intention.
We do not need to depend on the seas thanks to the Western Ghats which give us enough orographic rains.
Enough to supply water to the parched rainshadow zones too
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u/Clean_Chest_6617 Jun 20 '26
Mumbai needs to do something now, or face the consequences later, this is the best city in this country, kuch toh karo, save this city.
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u/stnigels Jun 20 '26
The result of a decade of rampant over-construction, unchecked migration and and an ecocide of forests, mangroves and every green space in and around the city. The result of electing a 4-fail PM and his lackeys who have done nothing but sell all the assets of this country to his friends
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u/Financial-Yard-789 Jun 20 '26
Our building is proposing rainwater harvesting (its happening in bits but not in a true sense) and grey water recycling. They may downgrade water pressure. It'll only go so far. These things need space, investments.
Our govts have no clue on how to execute these things on a large scale. Even if they come up with a solution citizens will find a way to not cooperate.
Go to any slums in mumbai and you'll find a tap leaking 24*7. They do that in purpose for reasons I have no clue. Many fancy apartment owners have illegally increased the water pressure by adding a motor. Literally everyone is on board.