The Times of India 19.04.2013
Government to install temporary water stand posts in scarcity-hit towns
GANDHINAGAR: The
government has authorized district collectors in water scarcity-hit
districts to go in for installation of plastic tanks in localities of
various towns for effective distribution water being supplied by
tankers.
Instructions in this regard were given during a review meeting on water scarcity held here on Thursday.
"The purpose is to establish water stand posts. The plastic tanks will be filled by the tankers and the distribution will be managed by the local civic bodies. It is a stop gap arrangement. We tried this system on experiment basis in some towns of Junagadh district during the last fortnight and have decided to replicate it," an official said.
Meanwhile, the government is eagerly looking towards start of a new pumping station at Navada to mitigate the water scarcity in towns of Junagadh, Amreli and Bhavnagar. Sources said the Rs 40 crore project is being completed well ahead of the deadline. "We should be able to augment Narmada water supplies to the tail ends by the third week of May with this station," an official said.
The existing pumping station is supplying water to two pipeline networks in the region. The first network going towards Jasdan, Gondal, Jetpur, Jamkandorna, Keshod is being supplied 300 million litres per day (MLD).
The second network going towards Bhavnagar, Rajula, Jaffrabad up to Veraval is being supplied 170MLD. The new pumping station will augment supply by 75MLD to the first network and 200MLD to the second one.
Instructions in this regard were given during a review meeting on water scarcity held here on Thursday.
"The purpose is to establish water stand posts. The plastic tanks will be filled by the tankers and the distribution will be managed by the local civic bodies. It is a stop gap arrangement. We tried this system on experiment basis in some towns of Junagadh district during the last fortnight and have decided to replicate it," an official said.
Meanwhile, the government is eagerly looking towards start of a new pumping station at Navada to mitigate the water scarcity in towns of Junagadh, Amreli and Bhavnagar. Sources said the Rs 40 crore project is being completed well ahead of the deadline. "We should be able to augment Narmada water supplies to the tail ends by the third week of May with this station," an official said.
The existing pumping station is supplying water to two pipeline networks in the region. The first network going towards Jasdan, Gondal, Jetpur, Jamkandorna, Keshod is being supplied 300 million litres per day (MLD).
The second network going towards Bhavnagar, Rajula, Jaffrabad up to Veraval is being supplied 170MLD. The new pumping station will augment supply by 75MLD to the first network and 200MLD to the second one.
