NMMC agrees to supply 20 mld to resolve Panvel’s water crisis.
The residents of Panvel City Municipal Corporation (PCMC) are heaving a sigh of relief as they have finally got some respite from the severe water scarcity they have been facing for the past three months.
We haven’t decided on the duration or the cost to be paid for supplying the water.
Dr. Ramaswamy said, “The water in the catchment area of PCMC is turbid as mud has got mixed due to heavy rainfall in the past two days.
With the NMMC now sharing its water, supply will be normal soon.” Dr. Sudhakar Shinde, PCMC administrator and commissioner, said, “The water supply will provide great relief to the residents staying within PCMC limits, especially people living in Old Panvel.” Mangesh Ranawat, a resident of Panvel, said, “I have an office in Old Panvel.
For the last two days, the water being supplied was slightly muddy.
Areas falling under PCMC, but receiving services from the City and Industrial Development Corporation of Maharashtra such as Kharghar, Taloja, Kamothe, New Panvel and Kalamboli will receive 120 to 130 mld of water every day though the actual requirement is 150 mld.
Old Panvel gets 8 mld of water from Dehran dam, 9 mld from Maharashtra Jeevan Pradhikaran and 10 mld from the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation.
Mr. Shinde said, “Old Panvel has a population of 1.5 lakh and the total water requirement is 30 mld.
Mr. Shinde said, “It is difficult to predict till when we would require additional water from the NMMC.