Indian Express 26.05.2010
Water shortage: civic body cracks down on car washing centres
Express News Service Tags : water shortage Posted: Wed May 26 2010, 04:33 hrs
Pune: Considering the probability of water scarcity, the civic administration has taken action against the car washing centres for using potable water for washing the cars. Civic officials have snapped eight water connections to car washes in Kharadi and Wadgaon Sheri.In its press release, the civic administration has said, "Due to the scorching heat, there is a dearth of potable water in Pune, which is why, there is a necessity of planning for in that direction."
As a part of the precautionary measures, the civic officials made a survey of car washing centres in the city. The areas surveyed under this were: Wadgaon Sheri, Viman Nagar, Chandan Nagar, Kharadi, Alandi Road. From Kharadi, they disconnected six water connnections, while from Wadgaon Sheri they disconnected two water connections.
The action was started from April and the washing centres include: Shivshankar washing centre (Kamal Nagar), Todkar Automobiles Ichhatrupti Society), Sunil Service Centre Shriram Society), Shahnaz Service Centre (Aple Ghar Society), National Washing Centre (Aple Ghar Society), Babaj Service Centre (Nagar Road), Ashtavinayak Motor Works (Nagar Road), Shrikalbhairavnath Washing Centre (near Mundhwa Bridge), Azad Washing Centre(Nagpur Chawl), Hero Honda workshop (Shantinagar Corner). Meanwhile, the Bhavani Peth and Dhole Patil ward offices of the PMC took action against the vendors selling food items in the open on the handcarts. Officials of the Dhole Patil ward office cracked down on these vendors on Dhole Patil Road, Photozinco, Pune Station, Mangaldas Road and Narpatgiri chowk.
From this, 385 kgs of eatables was disposed off. The Bhavani Peth office confiscated 250 kgs of eatables and five gas-cylinders, out of which three are domestic gas cylinders.
