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Form panel to check use of underground water: HC

Wednesday, 01 August 2012 10:15 administrator
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The Indian Express  01.08.2012

Form panel to check use of underground water: HC

To check illegal use of underground water by builders in Gurgaon, and take immediate action against them, the Punjab and Haryana High Court on Tuesday directed the Haryana government to constitute a committee of officers, who will visit the construction sites in Gurgaon.

“ The direction that no new license for construction by a builder will be allowed without an undertaking that underground water will not be used for construction will prevail till further orders, the Court stated. Also, the Court directed secretaries of Public Health Department, Town and Country Planning and Haryana Urban Development Authority to file a joint affidavit furnishing details of water connections issued till now and how they planned to tackle water woes in Gurgaon.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 01 August 2012 10:17
 

Chhagan Bhujbal turns down Nashik Municipal Corporation's demand for more water

Wednesday, 01 August 2012 09:23 administrator
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The Times of India    01.08.2012

Chhagan Bhujbal turns down Nashik Municipal Corporation's demand for more water

 NASHIK: The city's guardian minister Chhagan Bhujbal on Tuesday vetoed the demand made by the Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) for additional quota of water from the Gangapur dam.

Coming down heavily against Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC)'s demand that additional water from the Gangapur dam could be reserved for drinking purposes, Bhujbal categorically ruled out any revision in the decision and in turn asked the NMC to revise its own water distribution system, while responding to a letter written by the NMC to him seeking additional quota of water for the city. "Even today the crisis of water scarcity has not blown over. The water storage in dams has barely reached the 25% mark. Given the water that NMC draws round the year, it is very clear that the corporation will not get any additional reservation of water. In fact it will have to revise the water distribution system and do all things things to ensure optimal water supply," Bhujbal said after visiting the Gangapur dam.

"The issue of water should not be politicised. Whatever water is collected in the dam will be distributed fairly. No one can demand additional reservation of water and everybody will have to cooperate with each other in the current situation," Bhujbal said as he addressed the scarcity review attended by revenue commissioner Ravindra Jadhav along officials from collectorate, NMC and the zilla parishad.

On the measures related to scarcity undertaken by the various departments, the guardian minister additionally asked the officials to focus on water conservation measures this year to ensure that next year the availability of water was enhanced.

The minister asked the rural water supply department to work in close coordination with the respective departments to ensure that water supply was not affected at any given time.

Last Updated on Wednesday, 01 August 2012 09:25
 

‘Need to map water pipelines’

Wednesday, 01 August 2012 08:56 administrator
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The Times of India    01.08.2012

‘Need to map water pipelines’

CHANDIGARH: The Chandigarh municipal corporation doesn't have any satellite or computerized mapping of water and sewerage pipelines throughout the city. The trend of working is that whenever problem emerges, the authority has to dig up to trace the problem.


The councillors during the monthly house meeting on Tuesday alleged that in many areas of the city, sewerage water and drinking water is getting mixed and the same is being supplied to the residents.


Former mayor and municipal councillor Harjinder Kaur said, "The paver blocks are being removed, concrete areas are being broken to find out leakages. Had the civic body mapped pipelines, the leakages would have been properly managed."
 


Almost all members expressed their concern over supply of contaminated water. Municipal councillor Subash Chawla said this year, the problem has increased.
 


During discussion, municipal commissioner also highlighted that the situation has gone worse, as residents have encroached upon the land and made construction over the land where underground water and sewerage pipelines pass. He sought political consensus over the issue and said, "We are going to serve notices and these constructions need to go to solve the problem of leakages."
 


Councillor Gurcharan Dass Kala raised the issue pertaining to non-cleanliness of water tanks. "In my ward I can show you snakes and other animals in the water tanks and these have not been cleaned for the past many years.
 


Opposition councillors fixing of compensation of victims, who died due to diarrhoea in Mauli Jagran. First some councillors and MC official said this UT's job, but later giving in, Rs 5 lakh for each victim was proposed.
Last Updated on Wednesday, 01 August 2012 08:59
 
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