Many households without borewells were forced to hire water tankers, paying as much as Rs 1,000 amid surging demand. Taps ran dry, or supplies dwindled across several areas. Nashik : Residents battled drinking water shortages for two consecutive days after power failures hit key pumping and treatment facilities on Friday and Saturday.
NMC superintendent Ravindra Dharankar said, “The power outages at Gangapur and Mukane dams affected raw water pumping by nearly 20%, as restarting the heavy system takes considerable operational time. they could not fulfil all of our requests due to high demand, leaving many households without adequate water,” said DGP Nagar resident Shankar Pawar While NMC provided tankers to some localities. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Nashik | Silver Rate in Nashik | Bank Holidays in Nashik | Public Holidays in Nashik | Petrol Price in Nashik | Diesel Price in Nashik | CNG Price in Nashik | LPG Price in Nashik Stay updated with the latest Nashik news.
“We faced severe water shortages across our area, forcing us to constantly call NMC office and register complaints on NMC e-Connect application,” resident Rajesh Lokhande said. “We had to hire a tanker for Rs 1,000, which otherwise is available for Rs 800,” he added. “There was no such power disruption on Sunday,” Dharankar said. Things are expected to return to normal from Tuesday,” he said.
The disruption hit residents of both housing societies and bungalows. Complaints poured into Nashik Municipal Corporation (NMC) office and its e-Connect application as people scrambled to arrange drinking water. For many, even getting a tanker proved difficult. NMC supplied tankers in some areas, but could not meet the sudden spike in demand. Private tanker rates also shot up. “When municipal tap supplies failed completely, we had no choice but to call for private and municipal water tankers. The crisis followed consecutive power disruptions at critical water infrastructure. The Bara Bungalow water treatment plant was also hit for a longer period. With power unavailable, NMC could operate only one of its three pumps using a backup generator. This sharply reduced water treatment and affected supply across the city. Additionally, operating only a single pump on a generator at the Bara Bungalow plant severely impacted water purification, interrupting total pure water production across the city. Download the TOI App.
On Friday morning, power supply to the Gangapur dam pumping station was disrupted for more than two hours. On Saturday afternoon, an emergency power cut at the Mukane dam pumping station lasted around two hours. “However, depending upon the break in services over the past two days, water supply on Monday is also likely to be affected to some extent.