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The raw water availability has been reduced in Kanhan river due to stoppage of water for the ongoing construction of Kochchhi barrage.
A senior official from Nagpur Municipal Corporation’s (NMC) water works department confirmed the development and stated that on December 14, the raw water pumping was 180 MLD.
The under-construction Kochchhi barrage of Vidarbha Irrigation Development Corporation (VIDC) is situated 37km upstream of Kanhan WTP intake well and has completely stopped the river water.
As a result, till December 14, the raw water availability at Kanhan WTP intake wells was normal and since December 15, around 20-30MLD less pumping is being done from Kanhan water treatment plant.
Following a demand of the NMC, on December 15, VIDC has released additional water from Khekranala Dam.
But till December 17, it did not reach the Kanhan water works intake wells as most of the quantum of water is utilized in filling the Kochchhi barrage.
“It is imperative that more quantum of water be released from Kochchhi barrage to ensure normal availability of raw water at Kanhan intake wells,” the official said.
North Nagpur residents lock OCW office Angry residents of North Nagpur under the leaderships of BSP corporators Jitendra Ghodeswar, Ibrahim Tailor, former corporator Murlidhar Meshram and Raju Chandekar on Monday locked the office of Orange City Water (OCW) situated in Buddha Park under Ashi Nagar zone of the Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) .
Additional municipal commissioner Ram Joshi and senior officials from OCW have assured to resolve the issue within two days.