The Times of India 07.03.2013
'Adequate water for city till July'
PUNE: The four dams that supply water to the city have adequate water to fulfill Pune's needs till July. There will be no further water cuts till then, said MedhaKulkarni, corporator, BharatiyaJanata Party (BJP), while addressing a news conference.
BJP corporators met civic administration, on Wednesday, to discuss water management for city till the next monsoon. Of the 26 BJP corporators, 15 were present for the meeting.
"The civic administration informed us that there is adequate water available to meet the city's requirement till the next monsoon. However, there will be no additional water for the city during the summer season," said Kulkarni.
The corporator said that according to the figures given by civic administration, the city will get nearly 1.25 TMC water per month till July. More than 12 TMC water is available in the four dams -- Khadakwasla, Varasgaon, Temghar and Panshet -- which provide water to the city.
A senior official from the water supply department confirmed the development, requesting anonymity.
She said that party corporators also raised ward level water issues such as laying of water pipelines in their areas, providing water at convenient time and disconnection of illegal water lines.
"It was also decided that the civic administration will undertake a programme to install rainwater harvesting systems on its premises. A five-year plan will be designed for this purpose. All the ward offices, PMC schools and other PMC offices will be equipped with rainwater harvesting systems in the next five years," she said.
The PMC has planned a ward-level water management system to address the problems in water supply. A series of meetings with all political parties have been scheduled to discuss the matter. The first meeting was held at the PMC office, on Friday with Maharashtra Navnirman Sena party. The second meeting in the series was conducted, on Wednesday, with BJP.
The corproators across all party have raised issues related to water supply in their wards such as water supply at low pressure, leakage and damaged water taps.
From March 2012, the city was getting 1,000 million litres per day (MLD) water and was facing 20% water cuts. The water supply rose to 1,100 MLD, after the monsoon and water cuts were reduced from 20% to 10%.
Currently, the PMC is able to provide water once a day. However, it cannot resume twice-a-day water supply.
BJP corporators met civic administration, on Wednesday, to discuss water management for city till the next monsoon. Of the 26 BJP corporators, 15 were present for the meeting.
"The civic administration informed us that there is adequate water available to meet the city's requirement till the next monsoon. However, there will be no additional water for the city during the summer season," said Kulkarni.
The corporator said that according to the figures given by civic administration, the city will get nearly 1.25 TMC water per month till July. More than 12 TMC water is available in the four dams -- Khadakwasla, Varasgaon, Temghar and Panshet -- which provide water to the city.
A senior official from the water supply department confirmed the development, requesting anonymity.
She said that party corporators also raised ward level water issues such as laying of water pipelines in their areas, providing water at convenient time and disconnection of illegal water lines.
"It was also decided that the civic administration will undertake a programme to install rainwater harvesting systems on its premises. A five-year plan will be designed for this purpose. All the ward offices, PMC schools and other PMC offices will be equipped with rainwater harvesting systems in the next five years," she said.
The PMC has planned a ward-level water management system to address the problems in water supply. A series of meetings with all political parties have been scheduled to discuss the matter. The first meeting was held at the PMC office, on Friday with Maharashtra Navnirman Sena party. The second meeting in the series was conducted, on Wednesday, with BJP.
The corproators across all party have raised issues related to water supply in their wards such as water supply at low pressure, leakage and damaged water taps.
From March 2012, the city was getting 1,000 million litres per day (MLD) water and was facing 20% water cuts. The water supply rose to 1,100 MLD, after the monsoon and water cuts were reduced from 20% to 10%.
Currently, the PMC is able to provide water once a day. However, it cannot resume twice-a-day water supply.
