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BMC mulls setting up ring wells

Friday, 13 November 2009 11:33 administrator
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Indian Express 13.11.2009

BMC mulls setting up ring wells

Following suggestions from corporators, BMC’s Standing Committee is contemplating setting up ring wells as they are better than bore wells. In the Standing Committee meeting today, corporators said ring wells are better than bore wells as they have better life.

“Ring wells are working well in many areas and there is never a complaint of saline water getting mixed,” said Rajul Patel, a Shiv Sena Corporator from Andheri (West), when the proposal worth Rs 50 crore for cleaning of wells was passed by the standing committee.

Chairman of the Standing Committee, Ravindra Waikar said, “If these kind of wells work better the civic body will not mind setting ring wells.”

 

 

Last Updated on Friday, 13 November 2009 11:35
 

Water supply: civic chief says staff accountable

Friday, 13 November 2009 11:31 administrator
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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.

Last Updated on Friday, 13 November 2009 11:33
 

Water shortage continues in North, East Nagpur

Friday, 13 November 2009 09:43 administrator
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The Times of India 13.11.2009

Water shortage continues in North, East Nagpur

Sachin Dravekar, TNN 13 November 2009, 06:34am IST
NAGPUR: Several localities in east, north and parts of south Nagpur are still facing severe water shortage, despite assurances given by Nagpur Municipal Corporation's water supply department that water woes in
these areas would be solved by Wednesday. Recently, municipal commissioner Aseem Gupta had been pulled up by corporators and citizens from north and east Nagpur for the perennial water shortage in these areas. They had also blasted the frequent breakdowns and maintenance works undertaken by the water supply department leading to curtailed supply.

NMC water supply department executive engineer Shashikant Hastak had said on Monday that, "Due to accumulation of sand near the old intake well at Kanhan pumping station, which supplies 120 million litres per day (MLD) to North and East Nagpur localities, water was flowing in the opposite direction. This had led to a breakdown in the new raw water pumping station. We have almost completed the repairing work and consumers will start receiving regular water supply by Wednesday."

However, on Thursday ruling BJP corporator from Harihar Nagar and standing committee member Narendra (Balya) Borkar slammed the water supply department for the entire water crisis. Borkar said, "Executive engineer Hastak has misled the water supply committee chairman Pravin Datke on the water shortage issue. Since last 15 days the residents of Satranjipura zone have not received a single drop of water from NMC. Further, the private company Veolia is handling maintenance of Kanhan pumping station. So they should be held responsible for the problem."

NCP leader in NMC Vedprakash Arya said that BJP leaders and water supply department have been issuing hollow assurances about solving the water problem for the last two years. However, the fact is that the problem has only aggravated. Since the last 15 days, residents from North, East and South Nagpur have been facing acute water shortage. If the problem is not solved then NCP corporators will lock NMC headquarters to demand regular water supply in these areas, Arya warned.
Last Updated on Friday, 13 November 2009 09:49
 
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