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City briefs : PMC undecided over withdrawing 20% water cut

Tuesday, 07 August 2012 11:14 administrator
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The Indian Express   07.08.2012

City briefs : PMC undecided over withdrawing 20% water cut

Despite the level of water in the four dams supplying water to Pune city reaching 16.5 TMC, Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) is undecided over withdrawing 20 per cent water cut that it had introduced when the water level in the dams dropped substantially a few months ago in summer. “We have not yet decided to roll back water cut. Leaders of political parties in PMC need to sit together before arriving at a decision,” said Mayor Vaishali Bankar. Meanwhile, the irrigation department released water to Indapur through canal from Khadakwasla dam. “The water is being supplied to meet drinking water demand as there has been less rainfall in the area,” said irrigation officials.

Forged passport case: Student remanded in judicial custody

An arts student from Gujarat who was arrested at Lohegaon Airport on Friday for allegedly travelling to the US on a forged passport was remanded in judicial custody on Monday. The accused, Dhara Becharbhai Patel (21), was produced before a magistrate court where the police requested to remand her in judicial custody. Patel had visited New York to allegedly meet her fiance. She was arrested by US immigration officials on July 3 after they detected that her biometric details were not matching.

Civic body to send congratulatory message to Tendulkar

With no response to the invitation sent by the civic body to cricketer Sachin Tendulkar to felicitate him for making 100 centuries in international cricket, political leaders of all the parties in the civic body decided to send congratulatory message to the cricketer. A proposal for felicitating Tendulkar was tabled in the coordination meeting of the PMC. Mayor Vaishali Bankar said it was decided that instead of waiting for the cricketer to accept the invitation, a letter of congratulatory message should be sent to him.

Lokshahi Din turning out to be farce, says Sajag Nagrik Manch

The Sajag Nagrik Manch on Monday alleged that Lokshahi Din that is held to address complaints of citizens was turning out to be a farce as the civic administration was merely assuring action but not implementing it. “Citizens attend Lokshahi Din with the hope of getting their complaints resolved. The officers assure action but the civic staff fail to implement it,” said Vivek Velankar of Manch. He said many cases submitted in the Lokshahi Din on Monday were about no civic action oncomplaints.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 07 August 2012 11:16
 

Water level increasing in dams, helping to solve drinking water problem

Tuesday, 07 August 2012 09:07 administrator
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The Times of India  07.08.2012

Water level increasing in dams, helping to solve drinking water problem

HUBLI: Increasing water level in important reservoirs of north-karnataka region, following heavy rains since few days has come as big respite to overcome the drinking water problems in many drought hit villages.

District administrations in Bijapur, Haveri, Gadag, Gulbarga and other drought hit districts have made arrangements to supply drinking water through tankers in villages.

According to sources, each family in many villages of Haveri, Gadag, Bijapur, Raichur, Koppal, Belgaum was fetching 1-2 pots of water every day.

Sources said, village consisting of 800 to 1000 population, getting 2-3 water tanks per day while each tanker contain 500-600 liters of water. Nearly, 750 villages of north-karnataka are being supplied water with tankers now.

With the heavy rains lashing the region since few days, water level in most important reservoirs of north-karnatak is increasing day by day and authorities heaving a sigh of relief in Bijapur, Belgaum, Gulbarga, Dharwad, Bidar, certain parts of Raichur and Koppal who are now thinking to stop supply of water through tankers in some villages.

According to sources, Rakkaskppa reservoir which spread on 865 acres of land and supplies water to Belgaum city is overflowing now. Belgaum citizen are now getting water daily instead of twice in week after overflowing of Rakkaskoppa.

Water level in Tunga Bhadra dam has reached to 1612.90 ft against 1633 ft. Increasing water level in TB dam has come as big relief to the authorities to solve the drinking water problems faced by many villages of Hospet, Bellary.

The water level in Almatti dam which has almost dried up following the scanty rainfall till July end, is now receiving huge inflow of water since there was heavy rain on the Krishna basin in Maharastra. Water level had reached to 518.07 mtrs against its 519.60 mtrs in Almatti. If it rains for one or two days on Krishna basis, water level will reach to its capacity, said officials.

Inflow of water is also improving in Malaprabha reservoir which supplies water to twin cities of Hubli-Dharwad. Water level had almost reached the dead storage last month but now with copious rainfall, water level had increased to 9.7 TMC water in Malaprabha reservoir allaying the fear of facing acute drinking water problem in twin cities.

Besides, the water level in Narayanpur dam also increased to 490.60 mtrs against 492.25 mtrs which supplies water to Gulbarga, Yadgiri and Raichur due to good rainfall in the last few years.




Last Updated on Tuesday, 07 August 2012 09:09
 

650km water pipes changed, twice as much still to go

Tuesday, 07 August 2012 08:42 administrator
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The Times of India   07.08.2012

650km water pipes changed, twice as much still to go

CHENNAI: Finally, waking up to the threat of water contamination in the city, Metrowater has started replacing pipelines. More than 2,300km of pipelines that criss-cross the city were laid in the mid 1960s. Now, many of them may have corroded, leading to seepage of sewage and other impurities into the pipes.

Public health experts say this is a crucial step in preventing waterborne diseases. Metrowater has got Rs60 crore under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) to replace all the drinking and sewerage water pipelines within the older city limit.

The department had identified'more than 2,000km of pipelines along 15,000 roads. About 650km of pipelines running under areas such as Guindy, Virugambakkam, T Nagar, Saidapet, Choolai, Royapuram, KK Nagar and Villivakkam have been replaced with new ductile iron and mild steel pipes. "Most of the pipelines in the old areas were of cast iron, which rust over time. We will replace the old pipes by December-end," said a Metrowater official.

The organization has been facing problems clearing sewerage and supplying drinking water. The city has around five lakh water connections. Leaky pipelines are the main cause of water contamination. "Only if there are leaks do sewage water seep in. The liquid also overflows on the road only when the links are weak, and not able to withstand pressure," said former assistant city health officer Dr Damodaran Reddy.

Sewage gets mixed with the drinking water, when residents try to draw water after the supply or pumping hours. Since there is no water in the pipe, air pressure starts sucking in liquid from the surroundings through the holes on the pipe. This is what had happened in the Osankulam slum board tenements in Chetpet, Kodungaiyur and Kolathur where the residents were taken ill two weeks back.

Health officers say water contamination happens frequently during monsoon, which is why Metrowater increases the chlorine content in water by five times. Experts also feel that having a common enclosures for garbage collection in neighbourhoods could have also aggravated the problem.

Last Updated on Tuesday, 07 August 2012 08:44
 
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