Locked car wash points. Buckets instead of showers. Gardeners told to water only roots. Swimming pools that may go dry before summer ends. With a 10 percent water cut kicking in from May 15, housing societies across Mumbai are drawing up emergency conservation plans, some already in effect, others being discussed for the weeks ahead. At Jal Kiran Housing Society in Cuffe Parade, pipeline water for car washing has already been stopped. “We have locked the supply point and asked cleaners to use a single bottle of water and a wet cloth to clean vehicles,” said Dr Padmakar Nandekar, secretary of the building and vice-president of the Cuffe Parade Residents’ Association (CPRA), a cluster of 81 buildings. Residents have also been advised to use buckets instead of showers, while gardeners have been instructed to water only plant roots and avoid splashing water on leaves. “These are small changes but they save a lot of water,” Nandekar said.…