The Zilla Parishad (ZP) in Pune is formulating a comprehensive action plan to address potential water shortages in rural areas of the district due to insufficient rainfall. During a meeting at the ZP headquarters on Wednesday, officials discussed various strategies aimed at promoting efficient water use from all available sources. The plan emphasizes stricter monitoring to minimize water wastage.
Water levels in some percolation ponds in these areas have already dropped due to a long break in rainfall.
Sources from ZP told TOI that although the dams in the district hold fairly good stock at the moment, many areas have not received good spells of rainfall in the last one month. The most affected areas are from Indapur, Baramati, Purandar and Daund. All these pockets will now have to depend on water sources like local wells, percolation ponds, lakes and irrigation canals. Against the backdrop of a likely increase in demand in the coming days ahead of rabi sowing, the ZP administration is preparing a plan to handle the situation.