Residents of Piccadilly 1, a housing society at Royal Palms township in Aarey Milk Colony, are clinging to every last drop of water. Home to over 250 families, the society is entirely dependent on private water tankers for their daily needs—and the supply has suddenly stopped. Fears are mounting among residents and even commercial tenants in the area, who say they will soon be unable to carry out basic tasks like using the toilet. 

More than 250 families living in the building are running dangerously low on water. If the tanker supply doesn’t resume within a day, residents say the situation will become unbearable. A senior citizen couple told mid-day, “The government must intervene. Water is a basic necessity for every person.”