No rush to roll back water cut: Uddhav

MUMBAI: Even as Shiv Sena corporators in the BMC are forever putting pressure on the administration to roll back the existing water cut, the party's executive president Uddhav Thackeray on Wednesday said the corporation should not make any rushed decision. The 15% cut -- imposed on the city since last year -- should only be taken back when the lakes are fully filled, Thackeray said during his visit to Modak Sagar and Tansa lakes. While Modak Sagar started overflowing last week, Tansa is just a few inches away from crossing the maximum mark. Tansa currently stands at 128.37 metres, it's overflow mark is 128.63 m.

"The lakes have only 68% of the annual stock yet. The BMC should not roll back the cut until 100% of the stock is archived,'' he said. Until then, the Sena chief cautioned Mumbaikars about saving water and urged citizens to use water judiciously. "There is no point playing politics on water or blaming each other. Every one should pool in, citizens, politicians and officials, in saving water,'' he said.

BMC officials said a final call on the cut is scheduled to be taken on August 15.