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BMC water raises stink in parts of Bandra, Khar

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The Times of India             06.11.2019  

BMC water raises stink in parts of Bandra, Khar

 

Representative imageMUMBAI: Residents in many parts of Bandra and Khar have been receiving dirty water from their taps these days. The H-West ward office started receiving complaints from Thursday and residents said the contamination problem had aggravated since.

Sapna Mehra, who lives in Gulab building on Carter Road, said when residents started receiving dirty water they checked the housing society tank but found no problem. "We have senior citizens and children living in our society and the supply of such water is worrying," she said.

Sophia Rodrigues from Pali Mala said her society received BMC water daily from 10 am to 1 pm but it was smelly. "The water stinks and the it's high time the BMC takes strict cognisance of the same," she said.

Local corporator Asif Zakeria, who raised the issue at the ward committee meeting on Tuesday, said the problem had become chronic. "It is a shame that such contamination issues are occurring in a ward where the BMC was supposed to provide twenty-four-by-seven water supply under the Water Distribution Improvement Programme," Zakeria said.

 

Guntur Municipal Corporation commissioner directs officials to prioritise drinking water, drainage

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The New Indian Express   29.10.2019

Guntur Municipal Corporation commissioner directs officials to prioritise drinking water, drainage

Guntur Municipal Corporation (GMC) commissioner C Anuradha directed the officials concerned to clear the applications received from the public as soon as possible. 

Guntur Municipal Corporation commissioner C Anuradha inspecting Swarna Bharati Nagar and other areas in Guntur city on Monday
Guntur Municipal Corporation commissioner C Anuradha inspecting Swarna Bharati Nagar and other areas in Guntur city on Monday| Express       By Express News Service

GUNTUR: Guntur Municipal Corporation (GMC) commissioner C Anuradha directed the officials concerned to clear the applications received from the public as soon as possible. 

The civic chief along with other officers participated in the Spandana programme at the Council Conference Hall, GMC on Monday and said that every department should strive to clear all complaints received from the public and upload the details online. 

“Chief Minister YS Jagan Mohan Reddy conducts review meetings on Spandana every week. So, officials should ensure that issues related to drinking water supply and clearing of drainage systems are resolved on time,” she said.

 

24x7 drinking water supply a distant dream in Ballari

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The Hindu      10.12.2018      

24x7 drinking water supply a distant dream in Ballari

The hopes of people of getting 24x7 drinking water supply has remained a distant dream. For, the work, which was taken up in January 2015 and was expected to be completed in July 2017, is still making slow progress.

The work was taken up under the North Karnataka Urban Sector Improvement Project (NKUSIP) at an estimated cost of Rs. 136 crore — Rs. 68.77 crore for the project and Rs. 67.33 crore for operation, maintenance and management services for a period of five years. The agreement was to relay 280.5 km pipeline for internal distribution, installation of meters, construction of new overhead tanks wherever necessary and providing connectivity to existing overhead tanks, covering all the 35 wards. Subsequently, keeping in view the growth of the city and also the population, the agreement was revised to lay 464.58 km pipeline leading to an increase in cost by Rs. 21.78 crore.

Though the city had huge impounding reservoirs with adequate source of water (Tungabhadra canals), the supply of drinking water has been very erratic. This was attributed to the age-old internal distribution pipelines and to overcome this, the new project was proposed.

Accordingly, the executing agency procured material and laid pipelines covering 312 km and conducted hydro test for about 250 km. Service connection was given to 24,000 houses as against 44,955 houses. At present, there are 69,159 house connections in the city.

But the progress of work has been very slow forcing the city corporation to issue notices and also extend the time to complete the works by April 2018.

But NPML Infra Ltd., which is executing the work, has failed to respond to the notices, though liquidity damage of Rs. 1.24 crore has been levied.

“To ensure that the work was completed, the agency was given one more extension of time till December 2018 but to no avail. Taking a serious view of the laxity on the part of the agency, the general body of the city corporation has decided to blacklist the agency and invite fresh tenders for completing the works,” sources have told The Hindu .

 
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