The Hindu 14.03.2013
Ensure water supply, Collector tells officials
Special meet discusses steps.
District Collector Buddha Prasad M. Jyothi on Wednesday
directed the officials of Rural Water Supply and Irrigation Departments
to swing into action to ensure water in all the ponds connected to the
Krishna canals to meet water needs in summer.
“Joint
effort by the Vijayawada Municipal Corporation, Electricity and
Irrigation Departments is required for uninterrupted supply of potable
water from available sources in the summer,” the Collector said.
The
Collector held a special meeting with district officials on Wednesday
soon after the video conference addressed by Chief Minister N. Kiran
Kumar Reddy on summer action plan for drinking water. He stressed the
need to fill drinking water tanks even in the tail-end areas of the
Krishna canals.
The Meteorology Department has
predicted that mercury levels will go above 35 degree Celsius in April
and May. Officials at the revenue division level and municipalities
asked for close monitoring of the situation of availability of potable
water for the public on regular basis. “Revenue staff should gear up to
address the grievances received from the public during the Revenue
Sadassu,” the Collector said.
Joint Collector P. Usha
Kumari, VMC Commissioner G. Suvarna Panda Das, District Revenue
Officers and other government officials were also present at the special
meeting.
