Jambhulwadi lake
5-6 lakes under consideration Besides Jambhulwadi, PMC water supply department officials said the civic administration has also started study of five to six more lakes located around the city against the backdrop of the El Nino year and possible water shortage. They added that the administration, therefore, would have to expedite steps to start harnessing water from Jambhulwadi lake. You Can Also Check: Gold Rate in Pune | Silver Rate in Pune | Bank Holidays in Pune | Public Holidays in Pune | Petrol Price in Pune | Diesel Price in Pune | CNG Price in Pune | LPG Price in Pune Stay updated with the latest Pune news.
Sources from PMC said all efforts made in coming days to save and utilise additional water will be crucial. Residents of the lakeside area said that although this water body has long been a potential water source, PMC, the irrigation department and state govt have failed to take steps to use it. If not for drinking, they said the water can be utilised for other purposes. “We are checking storage capacity at these lakes and how water can be lifted,” a civic official said, choosing to stay unnamed.
Pune: PMC’s plan to draw water from Jambhulwadi lake in Katraj for drinking or other purposes is yet to gather full pace. The project assumes importance against the backdrop of a likely water crisis in the city and surrounding areas in the coming summer, owing to less rain this year. A couple of these lakes are situated in the Kondhwa and Wadachiwadi areas. State govt recently asked the irrigation department and PMC to prepare a comprehensive plan to supply water to urban and rural areas in the coming months. Download the TOI App.
Water storage in the four dams of Khadakwasla circle is already two thousand million cubic feet (TMC) less right now than at the same time last year.
If all goes to plan, water from Jambhulwadi lake, which receives flow from Katraj ghat areas during the monsoon, can be provided to around 50,000 people. An advanced sniper machine was also introduced at the lake ahead of monsoon this year to clear weeds. Assessing the potential scarcity, the civic administration recently proposed utilising water from lakes for nearby areas, for which it will be constituting a committee as well. Now, while Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has approached Central Water and Power Research Station (CWPRS) for a technical study, the results are still awaited. Moreover, while the civic administration recently stopped the flow of untreated sewage into the lake by laying drainage lines, water purification has not yet begun. Around Rs42 crore will be required to install a purification plant at the site to make the water usable and lay pipelines. The civic administration claims the issue of water hyacinth proliferation has reduced considerably owing to such measures.