Mumbai, Thane, and Bhiwandi will experience a 15 per cent water cut on Saturday and Sunday. A sudden transformer failure at the Pise Power Substation has led to the shutdown of six out of the 20 booster pumps supplying water to Mumbai and surrounding areas. The incident occurred at 1:00 AM on Saturday, December 14, when the B-phase current transformer of the main transformer (No. 1) failed unexpectedly.

As a result of this failure, the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has announced a 15 per cent reduction in water supply to Mumbai city, its suburbs, Thane, and Bhiwandi areas. The reduction will be in effect from Saturday, December 14, through Sunday, December 15, 2024.