From “intense monitoring” of filling points for water tankers to appeals for judicious use by public – the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) has gone back to its drawing boards amid concerns of adequate water supply in Mumbai after the India Meteorological Department’s (IMD) latest forecast revision indicating that the country is likely to receive only 90 per cent of its long period average rainfall. The weather bureau’s downward revision has caused worry within the civic administration, with senior BMC officials on Monday convening a closed door meeting to strategise a plan for supply of adequate potable water until the summer of 2027 in Mumbai, which is entirely dependent on rain water for its daily water demands. During the meeting, the BMC administration instructed officials to closely monitor the rainfall over the lake catchment area over the next two months. “While it is too early to take any steps, the recent forecast of 90 per cent of the average rainfall is concerning as we have to ensure that Mumbai has sufficient water in its lakes till …