3 min readPuneMay 27, 2026 11:09 AM IST The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has issued a health advisory for residents in several major neighborhoods, advising them to strictly filter and boil all tap water before consumption. The directive follows numerous complaints regarding yellow-coloured water flowing through Pune city’s piped distribution system, particularly affecting the Nagar Road corridor and nearby residential areas. Civic officials attribute the contamination to a combination of depleting reservoirs, recent unseasonal downpours, and rapid algal blooms at the water source.In Dhanori, Tingrenagar, Vishrantwadi, Yerawada, Vadgaon Sheri, and Nagar Road in Pune city, water coming from Bhama Askhed Dam is processed at the Pune Municipal Corporation’s water purification facility in Kuruli before being distributed to residents.Nandkishkore Jagtap, in charge of the PMC water supply department, said, “There have been complaints about yellowish water in these areas for the past two to three days. Since May 11, after the rains in the catchment area of the Bhama Askhed Dam, the colour of the impure water coming from the dam has intensified. Previously, the colour …