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Pune Water Cut: Residents of Pune's municipal areas are set to experience water supply disruptions on Friday, May 24, as the local authorities has undertaken crucial repair and maintenance work at several key pumping stations. According to a press release issued by the Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC), the water supply will be restored at low pressure on Saturday morning.

The upcoming works involve electrical and infrastructure upgrades at pumping stations located in Wadgaon, Warje, Pune Cantonment, SNDT, Parvati, Bhama Askhed, and New Holkar Bridge. These routine maintenance activities have necessitated the temporary water cuts, which the civic body assures are not related to summer water management.

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The head of PMC's water supply department confirmed that a meeting with the irrigation department will be held in June to review the monsoon outlook and ensure adequate water availability for the city in the coming months.

Meanwhile, six individuals, including two children, have lost their lives after their boat capsised in the Ujani dam backwaters in Pune district, on Tuesday evening. According to officials, the accident occurred amid strong winds and heavy rainfall.

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The victims comprised three men, a woman, and two young children. An assistant police inspector who was also aboard the boat managed to swim to safety. Rescue teams from the NDRF and local administration have launched a search operation in the area to recover the bodies.

The boat service, which operates between the villages of Kalashi and Bhugav, was carrying a total of seven passengers when the incident unfolded.