Amid rising temperatures, residents of Mumbai’s Khar Danda Koliwada are reeling under a severe water crisis that has disrupted daily life and raised concerns over basic civic infrastructure. What was earlier an intermittent issue has now become a persistent problem for locals (Pics/Aditi Pawar and by special arrangement)

A major leakage was detected on Friday in the 300-mm diameter bypass connection of the 1800-mm diameter water pipeline joint at Milind Nagar in Powai, the BMC said. Pics/BMC