<ul><li>Mumbai's municipal authority has invoked emergency powers to acquire private water tankers, wells, and borewells across the city amid an ongoing strike by tanker drivers.</li><li>The strike began after the BMC issued notices to ring well and borewell operators, asking them to stop supply to tankers and obtain fresh licenses from the Central Ground Water Authority.</li><li>The strike has disrupted water supply across residential and commercial areas, forcing some offices to shut and housing complexes to run dry.</li><li>To maintain water supply, the BMC has devised a set standard operating procedures where private housing societies register a demand at civic facility centers and pay a certain amount.</li></ul>

Mumbai Water Crisis: BMC To Acquire Private Tankers, Wells Under Emergency Law Amid Strike

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