RAJKOT: Authorities at Rajkot Municipal Corporation (RMC) have decided
to constitute 50 teams of officials for effective monitoring of water
distribution in the city. The teams comprising engineers and technical
staff will keep an eye on water thefts and direct pumping from
pipelines.

RMC commissioner Ajay Bhadoo said the teams would go
to each ward and check both quantity and quality of drinking water being
supplied.

“The decision has been taken to strengthen our water
supply system in the time of scarcity and maintain equal water
distribution. Our teams would check leakage of water at valve chambers,
wastage, illegal water connections and direct pumping by electric motors
in the city,” Bhadoo told TOI.

He said if anyone is found
using electric motors to pump water, RMC officials would seize their
motors. If the act is repeated, RMC would lodge a police complaint
against the culprit.

RMC sources said there are several
instances of people using electric motors to draw water directly from
the pipelines. This affects equal water distribution system. RMC has
already imposed water cuts and it is supplying water for 20 minutes
every alternate day in the city.