The Times of India             22.08.2013

'Supply water to 10 villages near Nagpur on priority'

NAGPUR: Water supply minister Dilip Sopal has directed the Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran (MJP) to complete the water supply schemes to 10 villages coming under Nagpur peri-urban scheme on priority basis. The villages include Besa, Beltarodi, Ghogli, Shankarpur, Narsala, Hudkeshwar (Khurd), Kharbi, Bahadura, Gonhi Sim and Kapsi (Khurd). These villages will be supplied water from Wadgaon dam.

The state government has already given in-principle nod to water supply projects for 12 villages near south-west border of the city and along Wardha Road, under Nagpur peri-urban scheme.

However, not a single village lying in north and west direction of Nagpur has been included under the scheme. These areas come under the Hingna assembly constituency, which is represented by Vijay Ghodmare of BJP. The villages in south-west direction, which too fall in Ghodmare's constituency, have been included due to their proximity to Mihan.

The local MLA Chandrashekhar Bawankule had met Sopal and pointed out that Nagpur city had rapidly expanded beyond municipal limits but the government had not made any arrangement to meet the water need of these areas. Gondia MLA Gopaldas Agrawal also told the minister that urban areas outside Gondia Municipal Council limits were facing water scarcity. Sopal convened a meeting of the officials concerned in Mantralaya on Wednesday to solve the problem.

Sopal told the officials that in the last 10 years a large number of school, colleges and commercial establishments had come up outside NMC limits. "A large number of townships and flat schemes have also come up and thousands of people are living in these 22 villages. Some gram panchayats have basic water supply schemes but their capacity is not adequate to meet the increased population. Consequently, most of the residents depend on well water. Groundwater level has depleted in many areas due to overuse and hence proper water supply has to be provided on priority basis," he told AS Sandhu, principal secretary (water supply) and senior MJP officials.

Sandhu told Sopal that MJP had completed the survey for the water supply projects of 12 villages in south-west direction of Nagpur. The project report and estimate had also been prepared. The minister asked him to complete the remaining formalities as soon as possible.

The Indian Express            21.08.2013 

No water supply in city tomorrow

Parvati water works and all pumping stations under its jurisdiction would be shut for a day, said a release.

The repair work will be taken up at all pumping stations at Parvati, Vadgaon, Pune Cantonment, SNDT and Holkar bridge.

The areas that would be affected are central part of the city, Dattawadi, Rajendranagar, Lokmanyanagar, Deccan, Shivajinagar, Swargate, Parvati Darshan, Mukundnagar, Parvatigaon, Sahakarnagar, Satara Road, Padmavati, Bibewadi, Taljai, Katraj, Dhankawadi, Indirangar, Karve Road, SNDT area, Erandwane, Kothrud, Dahanukar colony, Karvenagar, Law College Road, Mithanagar, Shivnerinagar, Bhagodyanagar, Dnyaneshwarnagar, Saibabanagar, Kondwa Khurd and all the refilling stations.

The areas getting water supply from Vadgaon Water works would also be affected. The areas are Hingane, Anandnagar, Vadgaon, Dhayari, Ambegaon, Dattanagar, Dhankawadi, Katraj, Bharati Vidyapeeth, Kondhwa Budhruk.

The areas under SNDT, Warje and Chaturshingi pumping station — Pashan, Aundh, Bopodi, Khadki, Chatushringi, Gokhalenagar, Janwadi, Range Hills, Bavdhan, Baner, Chandni chowk, Rambaug colony, Bhusari colony, Dhananjay society, Eklavya college, Mahatma society, Guru Ganesh nagar, Pune university, Warje, Ramnagar, Ahiregaon, Popularnagar, Atulnagar, Shahu colony, Aundh, Sus, Sutarwadi, Bhugaon Road — would also go waterless.

The areas under Pune Cantonment works that will not get water are Camp, Pune station, Mula Road, Koregaon Park, Tadiwala Road, Racecourse, Wanowrie, Kondhwa, Hadapsar, Mohammadwadi, Kalepadal, Mudhwa, Yerawada, Vishrantwadi, Nagar road, Kalyaninagar, Vadgaonsheri, Chandannagar, Kharadi, Solapur Road, Gondhalenagar and Satavwadi.

The water supply would also be affected at Vidyanagar, Tingrenagar, Kalas, Dhanori, Lohegaon, Vishrantwadi, Vimannagar and Nagar Road, all covered under New Holkar pumping station.