The Times of India                29.05.2013

Lucknow Municipal Corporation, irrigation department to work together to address water crisis

LUCKNOW: In a bid to make more potable water available in the city, Lucknow divisional commissioner Sanjiv Saran has asked the officials of Lucknow Municipal Corporation and Irrigation department to bridge the gap at the earliest. He also said that a long-term programme should be made to address the problem.

"Currently, the availability of water in the city is 500 MLD, while the demand is hovering at 750 MLD mark.

In order to reduce the gap, a viable scheme has to be put in place, so that the problem could be nuetralised by 2045," said Saran while chairing a meeting to free Gomti of pollution and sewage management.

Officials said that efforts are made by the LMC to address the water shortage in Jankipuram and Alambagh, while the irrigation department has been requested to release 150 MLD water.

The divisional commissioner also suggested ways to find temporary solution to the prevailing water crisis by utilising the water of Moradabad canal and Ghaghra canal.