The Times of India            07.08.2013

Nashik Municipal Corporation finally rolls back water cut in city

NASHIK: The Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) finally and resumed normal water supply in the city from Tuesday.

Mayor Yatin Wagh had announced the rollback on Monday after a meeting with municipal commissioner Sanjay Khandare and officials of the water department.

An NMC official told TOI, "We have rolled back the water cut across the city and started full water supply from the previous 12 million cubic feet (mcft) per day to 14 mcft. However, the city will still get water supply only once a day. The decision on providing water twice-a-day will be taken after a review of the water situation by the end of September."

The civic body had imposed a 10% daily cut in water supply from February 15 and once-a-week dry day every Tuesday from February 19. However, following complaints from citizens, the NMC started providing water once-a-day on all days of the week with 15-20% water cuts from March 18.

Good rains has increased the water level in the Gangapur group of dams - Gangapur, Kashyapi and Gautami Godavari - from 4,219 mcft to 6,760 mcft in the past 29 days, which is 72% of the total capacity. The Gangapur group of dams is the main source of water to the city.

The water level at Gangapur dam, which has a total capacity of 5,630 mcft, was recorded at 4,483 mcft on Tuesday (80% of total capacity) as against 2,241 mcft (40%) on the corresponding day last year.

The water level in Kashyapi, which has a total capacity of 1,852 mcft, was recorded at 1,052 mcft (57% of capacity).

The water level in Gautami-Godavari, which has a capacity of 1,883 mcft, was recorded at 1,225 mcft on Tuesday (65%).