As torrential downpours lashed the city in the early hours of Sunday, it had an unusual fallout: disruption in water supply. Sources said it is unlikely to be fully restored even by Monday.

Officials said rainwater gushed into the water treatment complex, triggering a mechanical failure. As a precautionary measure, the power supply to the facility had to be stopped temporarily, they said. This is not the first time the plant was inundated but it was never to this extent where the supply in the entire city was affected.