A senior citizen resident of Shivajinagar is forced to store enough water for two days, suspecting fractured supply from PMC
Unavailability of water and low-pressure flow were major concerns, unravelling residents’ worst fears expressed when the austerity measures had been announced against the backdrop of less rainfall in an El Niño year. Meanwhile, elected representatives across the city raised concerns over the water shortage and interrupted supply, while the civic administration countered that it had implemented measures like installing booster pumps to deal with such issues. Pune: On Friday, a day after water cuts were initiated by PMC, several locations in the city suffered from supply disruptions.
“The water was released at low pressure for hardly 45 minutes, affecting the society’s water distribution. “Citizens suffer for multiple days due to this problem.
The PMC water department must update these details either through SMS or WhatsApp groups,” he said. Chandroba Sonar, a resident of Lohegaon, said, “We have to start our day early and work goes on till late. Their water needs are going to increase and PMC should keep this in mind while planning water supply in coming months,” he said. The civic administration must make sure that people get adequate water on the day after the cut,” she said. On the other hand, PMC water supply department head Nandkishor Jagtap said, “The civic administration has addressed the complaints of the citizens. Elected representatives wish to give aid to help the needy,” he said.
We had to curtail water consumption. We had only planned for a one-day water cut, but it continues on the second day, and we are not sure about further supply. The unavailability of water in the early hours of the day makes things tough and the whole timetable gets affected. Sopan Chavan, a resident of Khadakwasla, added that the civic administration will now also have to make sure that it deals with the needs of a floating population. “Many people from drought-prone areas will come to Pune. The student population is also large here. Relief does not seem to be in sight either. Pune mayor Manjusha Nagpure admitted that the cascading effect of water cuts will be seen for the next couple of days. Steps have been taken to deal with locations experiencing chronic water disruptions. Corporator Dheeraj Ghate, also city unit chief of BJP, tabled a proposal regarding giving financial aid to drought-prone areas. Now, elected members will give one year’s salary to the Chief Minister’s Relief Fund. “The drought situation is very worrisome.
NIBM Road resident SN Balakrishnan confirmed that after Thursday’s water cuts, regular water supply did not resume as expected on Friday.