Pune: Residents of Dhanori have been facing acute water shortage for the past five months. They said that water is supplied at low pressure and is very irregular. Repeated complaints to the water department have not yielded any result, the residents said.
A water department official said that the pumping station has been facing frequent power failures, causing the supply to be irregular, but necessary steps would be taken to streamline it. Anil Tingre , the former corporator from the area, said, "The distribution supply has completely collapsed in our area. Residents in some areas are getting proper supply, but Dhanori, which gets water first from the dam, is suffering daily.
We have raised many complaints, but there has been no progress. We are now left with no option but to protest against these unfair practices." Apart from Dhanori, Bhama Askhed project supplies water to Lohegaon, Kharadi, Viman Nagar, Dhanori, and adjoining areas.
Tingre said, "There are three overhead tanks in Dhanori that supply water to the area. We require 12-15 MLD of water daily, but we are getting only about 7-8 MLD at present." Another resident of Dhanori, Prabhat Khandve, said, "We are unable to do carry out our daily routines properly because of the water issue.
We have been requesting the ward office to streamline the supply, but they only hear our grievances, and things remain as they are." The residents said they would stage a protest if things do not improve within a week. Shubham Ghatkar, s.
