Like almost all urban areas, Pune’s seage management has been dismal. How can one even think of investing in East side of Pune - Water is life.. Don;t fall pray to builders ads.. they will sell and you will have to regret.. problem is not PMC -- its water level in Easter Pune is really low,... Builders are digging 300 Mtr deep boar well and still no water.. Here’s what historians say, Media will go after few days, you decide on statement: Hathras DM to victim's father, Watch exclusive visuals of Rahul, Priyanka at F1 guesthouse on Yamuna Expressway, 2 minor girls from Rajasthan's Baran gang-raped for 3 days, police deny. Low-lying areas in Pune district of Maharashtra were on alert after water was released into the Mutha river on Sunday following incessant rains in the catchment areas of dams supplying water to the city. It is hard to imagine that PMC who celebrated the signing of the loan agreement in January 2016 was not in position to furnish even the basic details about sewage generation and treatment in May 2016. These tankers are being provided water from PMC’s six water filling stations. Ranchi. Like almost all urban areas, Pune’s seage management has been dismal. PMC draws 1,350 million litres from the reservoir each day and supplies it to Pune city. Dominance of these large urban centres or the big cities over raw water sources is apparent. The monsoon has reached Konkan. Neither PMC nor any other State agencies like Maharashtra Water Resources Regulatory Authority (MWRRA functioning as State Groundwater Authority) or Groundwater Survey and Development Agency (GSDA) is governing the resource and have taken any concrete steps for its conservation. As mercury levels increased in the city, so did the demand for drinking water. Thank you for subscribing to our daily newsletter. As a result, we have already started releasing water into the Mutha river," a senior official from the irrigation department said. World Rivers Day 2020: Celebrating Rivers across the world, Khanda Dam Breach in Chhattisgarh in Sept 2020, DRP NB 21 Sep 2020: IHA President accepts-Hydro faces massive slowdown & worse. PMC is also acting against illegal water connections in the city. One thing is for sure – as recently as 2000, when most major cities in India had water problems, Pune’s demand was 6-7 TMC and total (accessible) supply was 28 TMC! to meet the demands of various areas, PMC has been supplying water through tankers. Pune is yet to feel the lash of summer, but it is already teetering on the edge of a full-blown water crisis. The PMC is supplying water to the city on alternate days as per the water cut schedule it started implementing from last … Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Bhopal Whatever the means, India needs solutions now. Water Supply Department is one of major and important departments of Pune Municipal Corporation. The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) had a record 17,053 trips of water tankers in a month to cater to the rising public demand. Yes and No. "Efforts are being made to rescue people living in these low-lying areas," a fire brigade official said. As Maharashtra gears up to fund more and more dams tapping finances from different sources, big cities with growing footprint of water consumption are all set to claim more water from these dams. Roughly estimated use close to one thousand million cubic feet (TMC) remains not just ungoverned but completely unacknowledged. Treated effluent is being discharged in the rivers Mula, Mutha Rivers. PMC water department head V J Kulkarni says, “PMC has seized 23 electric pumps from various locations,” adding that the PMC plans to continue the action after the rains begin as well. The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) had a record 17,053 trips of water tankers in a month to cater to the rising public demand. There is no system to bring a check on private tankers charging large amounts, he said, adding that the only way to restrict them from exploiting the situation is by keeping a track of the tankers and not allowing them to refill frequently. Rains are delayed this year. Yes and No. Water.org is heavily invested in India and strategically positioned to catalyze the national push to end the country’s water crisis. Today's Rainfall: 0 mm. We have right to the water which can quench thirst of the city only for 8-10 months a years - todays case. Last year, during the same period, the water level in the four dams was 3.07 TMC. 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More than 500 people from various water-logged areas were shifted to safer places following heavy rains in Pune on Wednesday night. “Maharashtra Urban water sector in 2016: Big cities eyeing big dams”. Enter your email address to follow this blog and receive notifications of new posts by email. PMC recently admitted in the print media that though the installed capacity of its existing STPs was to treat 567 MLD, only 290 MLD was being treated at present. But didn't people die? Bollywood Drug Scandal: What Happened At Karan Johar’s Party Last Year? The Times of India News App for Latest City News, Copyright © 2020 Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd. All rights reserved. This may further aggregate the situation. The works will be held on Saturday from 9 am to 9 pm. In a recent Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed against Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) in National Green Tribunal (NGT) for failing to control water pollution in Mula Mutha Rivers it was revealed that several crucial details regarding sewage generation and disposal in Pune city remain unknown even to PMC. Though groundwater use forms an important component of non-potable water use in the city total quantity of the groundwater extracted remains unassessed. Continue reading “My visits to Pune’s Sewage Treatment Plants: Citizens Not Allowed!” →, While more than allocated and more than enough water supply from Khadakwasla Project Complex steals the water supply show in Pune, water below the ground remains pretty much out of sight and out of mind for Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) and everyone else. Now clearly that gap is narrowing and problems are adding up. The water supply will be restored on Sunday. Copyright © 2020 The Indian Express [P] Ltd. 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The earlier record of water tanker supply was in October last year with 16,233 trips in a month and for the first time the 17,000 figure was crossed, Kulkarni further said. These pumps, according to the civic body, were being used to draw water from the PMC pipelines, resulting in weak supply to other locations. These cities have per capita water supply much more than the prescribed norms and continue to seek more water allocations. Sep 26, 2020, 1:42 PM. MMR), Pune, Nagpur and Nashik. Thanks Vivek.. To curb erratic water supply, the Pune civic body, on Wednesday, seized 23 water pumps from various housing societies in the city. The Pune Municipal Corporation (PMC) has planned to introduce 24X7 water supply scheme in the merged villages. DRP NB 28 Sep 2020: AAP to privatise Delhi Water supply which Arvind Kejriwal opposed? 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Also Read | Maharashtra: Godavari above danger mark, flood-like situation in Nashik, Also Watch | Heavy rains bring Mumbai, nearby areas to a standstill, Migrant workers' deaths: Govt says it has no data. With more water being released from the Khadakwasla dam, water gushed into several low-lying areas in Balewadi, Baner, Aundh, Yerwada, Sinhgad Road and Bopodi. Contents[show] Water way in Pune Historical aspects The Pataleshwars Cave may be possibly the earliest known human-made water harvesting system in Pune that still survives. How will novel coronavirus behave in winter? Click here to join our channel (@indianexpress) and stay updated with the latest headlines. The PMC is supplying water to the city on alternate days as per the water cut schedule it started implementing from last October citing less storage in dams due to poor monsoon. Union minister Ram Vilas Paswan passes away, son Chirag tweets. At present, nine tankers are supplying in around four-five villages. “The pass system ensures that each tanker gets to refill in a proper sequence,” the civic officer said, adding that the installation of GPS on private tankers did not work out as expected but they are keeping a check on whether the tankers are going out of the city limits. The Indian Express is now on Telegram. Five of them have been funded by PMC while the other five have been funded by JNNURM (Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission) Phase I. According to the irrigation department, the catchment areas of four dams - Khadakwasla, Panshet, Varasgaon and Temghar - have been witnessing continuous rainfall. , Chandigarh , Dehradun, No - Basically central Pune and old Pune still receive water directly from the municipal corporation and don't need to order water via tankers.