Indian Express 13.11.2009
Water supply: civic chief says staff accountable
With water cuts looming large over the city, Municipal Commissioner Mahesh Zagade has introduced some reforms in the existing water supply system to ensure equitable distribution of water. One such way is by holding the staff accountable.
In the new system, the city has been divided into three zones and 48 subzones. The three zones — Swargate, Cantonment and Ganeshkhind — will work independently and each will be headed by a development engineer unlike the single head system in the PMC jurisdiction, Zagade said.
There are 48 water tanks operational in the city and as many sub-zones have been created. There will be civic staff for each region who will ensure equitable distribution of water in the entire sub-zone, he said.
The civic staff in-charge will also keep a track on water harvesting, well and bore-well in their respective area, Zagade said adding the civic staff will be held accountable for any failure in the system
The concerned civic staff will also have the additional responsibility of monitoring the sewage line in the region. “The water consumed in the area and waste generated, with details of the amount treated, will have to be tracked by the civic staff,” he said.
