As if a diminishing water stock wasn't worrying enough, the revenue collection of water bills from across the city has also hit rock bottom. The Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) is having a tough time recovering bills due for over two decades, amounting to an outstanding of R2,092.02 crore, including those from its own administrative buildings. As of today, the BMC's hydraulic engineering department has a total of 2,28,528 defaulters.

Properties owned by the civic body too have defaulted water payment apart from private buildings which owe the BMC R1127.96 crore along with various other government agencies. Civic properties across the city owe about R5.79 crore to the BMC.