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Rains bring good news too, no rise in water cut

Saturday, 14 November 2009 11:09 administrator
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Indian Express 14.11.2009

Rains bring good news too, no rise in water cut

Untimely rains might have proven bane for the crops, but it may help resolve water woes of the city as well as agricultural land near city area.

The city that was sure to face 15 per cent water cut due to unavailability of enough water in dams will now continue to face only 10 per cent water cut.

Even as the actual gain in the catchments of four dams is 0.75 TMC, irrigation department was able to save total of 2 TMC water due to these rains, as it wouldn’t need to give water for irrigation purposes in its command area for next 35 days.

According to Shivaji Bolbhat, executive engineer, Khadakwasla irrigation department, the catchments received 160 mm rains in two days that helped improved water level by 0.75 TMC.

“It will be helpful addition to dams, as the total storage has increased to 22.71 TMC that is 81.35 per cent,” he said.

Presently, the city is facing 10 per cent water cut and irrigation department had proposed 5 per cent more water cut. According to sources, the irrigation department has dropped the idea of extending the water cut.

Last Updated on Saturday, 14 November 2009 11:12
 

‘Buy water from salination plants at Barc’

Friday, 13 November 2009 11:43 administrator
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Hindustan Times 13.11.2009

‘Buy water from salination plants at Barc’

The civic body is getting flooded with ideas to deal with the unprecedented water crisis the city is facing.

After Standing Committee Chairman Ravindra Waikar’s suggestion to bring water from Koyna dam, Sena corporator Rahul Shevale has written to the civic body saying it should consider buying water from desalination plants on Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) premises.

“I have asked the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC) to appoint the company as consultants and also to buy water from these plants,” said Shevale, corporator from Chembur (M-east) ward.

BARC has four desalination plants, which currently process one million litre (10 lakh litre) of water daily as per the demand. “But if asked to, they can process five million litre (50 lakh litre) water daily and it will bridge the gap between demand and supply in the M-east ward,” said Shevale.

“We will study the feasibility of the proposal,” said Additional Municipal Commissioner Anil Diggikar.

The water from the desalination plants would cost Rs 40 per 1,000 litre, whereas the civic body currently provides water at Rs 3.5 per litre.

The desalination plants function from a technology called reverse osmosis. It is a filtration process. It works by using pressure to force a solution through a membrane, retaining the particles on one side and allowing the pure solution to pass to the other side.

Meanwhile, areas in Borivli, Kandivli, Colaba, Navy Nagar, Versova and near Chembur will be surveyed for feasibility to set up desalination plants there.

“There is always a water shortage in these areas and hence setting up a desalination plant here will act as a future investment,” said Diggikar.

Last Updated on Friday, 13 November 2009 11:47
 

BMC proposes ring wells

Friday, 13 November 2009 11:37 administrator
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Hindustan Times 13.11.2009

BMC proposes ring wells

The civic body’s standing committee on Thursday said it would consider building more ring wells in the city as they last longer than bore wells.

“I have seen that ring wells are in good condition in many areas and there is no complaint about saline water getting mixed,” said Rajul Patel, a corporator from Andheri (W), when the proposal of Rs 50 crore for cleaning of wells was passed by the committee.

Chairman of the standing committee, Ravindra Waikar, said: “If ring wells work better, we will not mind building ring wells.”

Last Updated on Friday, 13 November 2009 11:42
 
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