The Pune Municipal Corporation has cancelled its scheduled Thursday water cut during Diwali to prevent inconvenience to residents during the festive period, civic officials said. The decision means water supply across Pune will continue on Thursdays during the Diwali period, when household demand is expected to rise.
Shrinath Bhimale, chairperson of the municipal standing committee, provided information about the decision. The civic body had introduced a full-day water shutdown across the city every Thursday as part of measures to conserve water and manage supplies from the dams that serve Pune.
The Thursday shutdown was linked to the Pune Municipal Corporation’s effort to plan water use against available reservoir storage and future demand. The administration has been urging residents to use water carefully so that the available stock can be managed over a longer period.
The city’s water requirement is expected to increase during Diwali because households undertake cleaning and preparation for the festival. The movement of visitors and other festive activities also add to demand. Against this background, the civic administration assessed that a full-day water cut on a Thursday could cause inconvenience to residents.
The cancellation applies during the Diwali period. The supplied report does not specify the number of Thursdays covered by the decision, whether the regular water-cut schedule will resume immediately after the festival, or whether the civic body has announced any change to its wider water-conservation measures.
The decision highlights the operational balance faced by urban water authorities: maintaining supply during periods of higher household demand while also managing limited reservoir resources. In Pune, the municipal corporation has linked the regular Thursday shutdown to water-saving and supply-planning measures rather than to a permanent change in the city’s distribution system.
Residents will therefore continue to receive water on Thursdays during Diwali, according to the information provided by the municipal standing committee chairperson. The wider conservation measures and the regular Thursday water-cut arrangement remain part of the municipal corporation’s water-management approach outside the festive-period relaxation.
